Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
History
After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
Geography
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Economy
Budget & Debt
Trade
| Exports |
$50.14 million |
| Export Items |
copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish |
| Export Partners |
No data |
| Imports |
$118.7 million |
| Import Items |
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels, beverages, tobacco |
| Import Partners |
No data |
People
| Population |
69,747 |
| Population Growth |
1.79% |
| Ethnic Groups |
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006) |
| Religion |
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census) |
| Life Expectancy |
72.31 years |
| Infant Mortality |
1.04 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Maternal Mortality |
2.3 deaths/100,000 live births |
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