Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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The Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands is an international agreement that establishes the Marshall Islands as a sovereign nation in free association with the U.S., granting the U.S. strategic military access and certain defense responsibilities in exchange for economic assistance and other benefits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf free association agreement
international agreement
treaty
alsoKnownAs Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
surface form: COFA between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
basedOn United Nations Trusteeship Agreement for the Former Japanese Mandated Islands
surface form: United Nations trusteeship termination arrangements for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
contains mutual consent provisions regarding changes to defense arrangements
provisions on dispute resolution between the parties
provisions on termination and amendment of the Compact
country1 United States of America
country2 Marshall Islands
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
definesStatusOf Republic of the Marshall Islands as a sovereign nation in free association with the United States
establishesRelationship free association
frameworkFor Marshallese access to certain U.S. domestic programs
Marshallese citizens’ ability to live, work, and study in the United States without a visa
U.S. financial assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
governs economic relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
political relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
security relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
grants United States defense responsibilities for the Republic of the Marshall Islands
United States military access to the territory of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
United States strategic denial rights over the territory of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
includes provisions on defense and security
provisions on economic assistance
provisions on environmental and health matters related to U.S. activities
provisions on immigration and labor
legalBasisFor U.S. use of Kwajalein Atoll for military purposes
obligates United States to defend the Republic of the Marshall Islands as if it were part of the United States
provides certain migration privileges for Marshallese citizens to the United States
economic assistance from the United States to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
federal program assistance from the United States to the Republic of the Marshall Islands
purpose to provide a framework for the post‑trusteeship relationship between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
region Pacific Ocean
relatedTo Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia
Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of Palau
shortName Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S.–Marshall Islands Compact of Free Association
subjectArea Pacific Islands politics
U.S. foreign relations
international law
security studies
subjectOf strategic military arrangements in the North Pacific

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Compact of Free Association with the United States hasPart Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia relatedTo Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands shortName Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S.–Marshall Islands Compact of Free Association
Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands alsoKnownAs Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: COFA between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands