Country (long form) |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
Capital |
Majuro |
Total Area |
70.00 sq mi 181.30 sq km (about the size of Washington, DC) |
Population |
70,822 (July 2001 est.) |
Estimated Population in 2050 |
347893 |
Languages |
English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese |
Literacy |
93.0% total, 100.0% male, 88% female (1980 est.) |
Religions |
Christian (mostly Protestant) |
Life Expectancy |
64.04 male, 67.73 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 |
Currency |
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$1,670 (1998 est.) |
Industry |
copra, fish, tourism, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls, offshore banking (embryonic) |
Agriculture |
coconuts, tomatoes, melons, cacao, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens |
Arable Land |
0% |
Natural Resources |
phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
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