| Dialing code | +692 | |
| ISO 2 code | MH | |
| ISO 3 code | MHL | |
| Capital | Majuro | |
| Main Language | None | |
| Currency | Dollar (USD) | |
| GDP | $133.5 million | 202nd |
| Population | 65,859 | 206th |
Geography
| Continent | Oceania | |
| Location | Oceania two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls each made up of many small islets and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean about half way between Hawaii and Australia | |
| Land | 181 km2 | 220th |
| Terrain | Low coral limestone and sand islands |
| Climate | Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt | |
| Natural Hazards | Low coral limestone and sand islands | |
| Note: | The islands of Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll famous as a World War II battleground surrounds the world's largest lagoon and is used as a US missile test range; the island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands after the capital of Majuro and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific |
Neighbouring Countries
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.
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Demographics
| Life Expectancy | 71.19 years | 119th |
| Median Age | 21.2 years | 150th |
| Birth Rate | 30.7 births/1,000 population | 44th |
| Death Rate | 4.49 births/1,000 population | 185th |
| Sex Ratio | 0.94 male(s)/female | 22nd |
| Literacy | 93.7% | 92nd |
Population
65859