|
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ
(Marshallese)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "Jepilpilin ke ejukaan" "Accomplishment through joint effort" |
|
| Anthem: "Forever Marshall Islands"
|
|
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|
| Status | UN member state under a Compact of Free Association with the United States[1] |
| Capital
and largest city
|
Majuro[2] 7°7′N 171°4′E / 7.117°N 171.067°E / 7.117; 171.067 |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups
(2021
[3])
|
|
| Religion
(2021
[3])
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Marshallese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
| Hilda Heine | |
|
•
Speaker
|
Brenson S. Wase |
| Legislature | Nitijela |
| Independence
from the
United States
|
|
|
• Self-government
|
May 1, 1979 |
| October 21, 1986 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
181.43 km2 (70.05 sq mi) (189th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
n/a (negligible) |
| Population | |
|
• 2021 census
|
42,418[3] |
|
• Density
|
233/km2 (603.5/sq mi) (47th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$215 million |
|
• Per capita
|
$3,789[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$220 million |
|
• Per capita
|
$3,866[4] |
| HDI (2022) |  0.731[5]high (102nd) |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MHT) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
not observed |
| Date format | MM/DD/YYYY |
| Drives on | Right |
| Calling code | +692 |
| ISO 3166 code | MH |
| Internet TLD | .mh |
|
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ
(Marshallese)
|
|
|---|---|
| Motto: "Jepilpilin ke ejukaan" "Accomplishment through joint effort" |
|
| Anthem: "Forever Marshall Islands"
|
|
|
|
| Status | UN member state under a Compact of Free Association with the United States[1] |
| Capital
and largest city
|
Majuro[2] 7°7′N 171°4′E / 7.117°N 171.067°E / 7.117; 171.067 |
| Official languages | |
| Ethnic groups
(2021
[3])
|
|
| Religion
(2021
[3])
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Marshallese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
| Hilda Heine | |
|
•
Speaker
|
Brenson S. Wase |
| Legislature | Nitijela |
| Independence
from the
United States
|
|
|
• Self-government
|
May 1, 1979 |
| October 21, 1986 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
181.43 km2 (70.05 sq mi) (189th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
n/a (negligible) |
| Population | |
|
• 2021 census
|
42,418[3] |
|
• Density
|
233/km2 (603.5/sq mi) (47th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$215 million |
|
• Per capita
|
$3,789[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$220 million |
|
• Per capita
|
$3,866[4] |
| HDI (2022) | 0.731[5] high (102nd) |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MHT) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
not observed |
| Date format | MM/DD/YYYY |
| Drives on | Right |
| Calling code | +692 |
| ISO 3166 code | MH |
| Internet TLD | .mh |
