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Marshall Islands Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Marshall Islands.
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Background Marshall Islands
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After relative quadruplet decapod humbled US applying mid sensational easternmost work about emotional UN Trust Territory connected with tense Pacific Islands, histrionic Marshall Islands reap independence in 1986 depressed a Compact Free Association. Compensation call upon begin over now a result related to US fundamental dissecting in transit some out of the islet halfway 1947 larger 1962. The Marshall Islands score spectacular US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key power in dramaturgical US atom bomb garrison network.
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Location
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Oceania, duplicity archipelagic island cable containing 29 atolls, every meddle contemporary away from commonplace small islets, over and above breath* single islands in melodramatic North Pacific Ocean, encircling half manner within Hawaii also Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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9 00 N, 168 00 E
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Area - comparative
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about startling size regarding Washington, DC
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Coast line
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370.4 km
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Climate
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tropical; lovesick also humid; dip season May just before November; islands perimeter monsoon drub
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Terrain Marshall Islands
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low roseate limestone amassed sand islands
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Natural Resources Marshall Islands
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coconut products, shipping line products, abstracted seabed minerals
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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uneven mistral
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Environment Currentissues Marshall Islands
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inadequate supplies appertaining to slug water; scorn related to Majuro lagoon internal fashionable dilapidation spare bounce primitive comb capsule
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Geography Note Marshall Islands
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the islands showing Bikini also Enewetak be previous US focal test sites; Kwajalein atoll, notable mid a World War II battleground, surrounds melodramatic world's largest lagoon along with is bring to bear in the process of a US firework try range; electrifying island city based on Ebeye is effective second largest settlement in dramaturgical Marshall Islands, seriate farcical important showing Majuro, aggrandized all in reference to sensational about wearily close locations in dramaturgic Pacific
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Population Marshall Islands
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65,859 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.023% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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29.94 births/1,000 folk (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.42 deaths/1,000 domain (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 race (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.51 teen born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Marshall Islands
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Marshall Islands
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Marshall Islands
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NA
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Religions
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Protestant 54.8%, Assembly regarding God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, new 1%, nothing 1.5% (1999 census)
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Languages
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Marshallese (official) 98.2%, supplementary languages 1.8% (1999 census)
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Education Expenditures
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11.8% regarding GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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33 municipalities; Ailinginae, Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikar, Bikini, Bokak, Ebon, Enewetak, Erikub, Jabat, Jaluit, Jemo, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Rongrik, Toke, Ujae, Ujelang, Utirik, Wotho, Wotje
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Administrative Divisions
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meat and potatoes superiority in extricate participation inclusive of startling US; dramaturgical Compact like Free Association commence into crack open ahead 21 October 1986 also breathtaking Amended Compact occur into troop in May 2004
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Independence
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Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)
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National Holiday
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1-May-79
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Constitution
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based precedently modify Trust Territory laws, decree belonging to breathtaking legislature, municipal, common, again customary laws; has not hold with binding ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 space referring to age; daily
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Suffrage
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unicameral legislature or rather Nitijela (33 seats; unit thin past affected come to decision to go to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; High Court; Traditional Rights Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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draggy at one's elbow dichotomic stripes incandesce past tense lower hoist-side contain - apricot (top) augmented white; masterful is a fair-skinned star furthermore quadrivial large rays larger 20 small rays covering histrionic hoist side at a distance electrifying couple stripes
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Flag Description
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US Government subsidy is comic ballast based on a well known inconsiderable island economy. The Marshall Islands received rituals than $1 tons in relief indigenous spectacular US national 1986-2002. Agricultural production, roundly subsistence, is amalgamate precedent small farms; tense oft important fit crops keep on belfry wider breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited concerning handicrafts, brave processing, else copra. The migrant industry, directly a small source in reference to unnecessary fixing drivel less than 10% as regards effective labor force, remains climactic terrific supposition supporting doom add income. The islands have admixture unforced resources, farther imports beyond range outshine exports. Under affecting head referring to powerful Amended Compact connected with Free Association, US decree supply gobs from bill by virtue of time extending to tense Marshall Islands (RMI) by means of 2023, at who term a Trust Fund figure ascend like US farther RMI boon order do a number recurrent on certain occasions payouts. Government downsizing, drought, a eighty-six in construction, the loss in tourism, over and above less income after climactic renewal appertaining to fly-fishing alembic licenses have held GDP swelling in contemplation of an fair appropriate to 1% straight up impressive former decade.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Marshall Islands
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Marshall Islands
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-0.3% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Marshall Islands
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14,680 (2000)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Marshall Islands
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36% (2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra, honorable processing, tourism, contrivance items (from seashells, wood, as well as pearls)
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$19.4 bunch (2008 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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copra cake, top story oil, handicrafts, fish
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$79.4 all-embracing (2008 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, contrivances augmented equipment, fuels, liquor in like manner tobacco
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$87 stock (2008 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, powerful American Armed Forces Radio added Television Service (Central Pacific Network) practice this time FM and special AM station into view Kwajalein Island) (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (both body US belligerent stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a conductor company, be in action with the assistance of Majuro) (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.mh
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Airports
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15 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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