 Marshall Islands
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
9 00 N, 168 00 E |
| Area |
total: 11,854.3 sq km land: 181.3 sq km water: 11,673 sq km (note - lagoon waters) note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik |
| Climate |
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt |
| Terrain |
low coral limestone and sand islands |
| Population |
61,815 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
| Imports |
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels, beverages and tobacco |
| Exports |
copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish |
| Hazards |
infrequent typhoons |
| Resources |
coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
| Geography |
Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is used as a US missile test range; 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 |
| Nationality |
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese |
| Capital |
name: Majuro geographic coordinates: 7 05 N, 171 08 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.mh |
| Internet Users |
2,000 (2005) |
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