Marshall Islands

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The Marshall Islands is a Pacific island nation and former U.S.-administered territory known for its scattered atolls, World War II history, and vulnerability to climate change and rising sea levels.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific island nation
island country
sovereign state
associatedWith coat of arms of the Marshall Islands
flag of the Marshall Islands
callingCode +692
capital Majuro
climate tropical
containsTestSite Bikini Atoll
Enewetak Atoll
country Marshall Islands self-link
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
drivesOn right
formerAdministeredBy United States of America
formerStatus Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
United Nations Trust Territory
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasAtoll Ailinglaplap Atoll
Ailuk Atoll
Arno Atoll
Aur Atoll
Bikini Atoll
Enewetak Atoll
Jaluit Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
Likiep Atoll
Majuro
surface form: Majuro Atoll

Maloelap Atoll
Namdrik Atoll
Namu Atoll
Rongelap Atoll
Ujae Atoll
Utrik Atoll
Wotho Atoll
Wotje Atoll
hasIslandGroup Ralik Chain
Ratak Chain
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Marshall Islands
headOfStateTitle President of the Marshall Islands
historicalEventSite Pacific War
World War II battles
independenceDate 1986-10-21
internationalOrganizationMembership Asian Development Bank
International Monetary Fund
United Nations
World Bank
ISO3166-1Alpha2 MH
ISO3166-1Alpha3 MHL
largestCity Majuro
legislature Nitijeļā
Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of the Marshall Islands
locatedIn Micronesia
Oceania
Pacific Ocean
nuclearTestingPeriod 1946–1958
nuclearTestSiteFor United States of America
officialLanguage English
Marshallese language group
surface form: Marshallese
officialName Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
partOfRegion Northern Pacific
populationEstimateYear 2020
primaryEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
services
regionalOrganizationMembership Pacific Islands Forum
South Pacific Commission
surface form: Secretariat of the Pacific Community
religionMajority Christianity
shortName RMI
sovereigntyRecognized 1986
timeZone UTC+12
UNAdmissionYear 1991
UNMemberState true
usesCompactOfFreeAssociationWith United States of America
vulnerableTo climate change
sea level rise

Referenced by (62)

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Omelek Island administratedBy Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Fourth Fleet areaOfOperations Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Fourth Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Seventh Air Force areaOfOperations Marshall Islands
Oceania containsCountry Marshall Islands
Pacific Ocean containsIslandGroup Marshall Islands
Kwajalein Atoll country Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands country Marshall Islands self-link
Nitijeļā country Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Omelek Island country Marshall Islands
President of the Marshall Islands country Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain country Marshall Islands
MH countryName Marshall Islands
The Coming War on China features Marshall Islands
Kwajalein Atoll governedBy Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands government
Micronesian Presidents' Summit hasMember Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Pacific Community hasMember Marshall Islands
Pacific Islands Forum hasMember Marshall Islands
PIF hasMember Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum
MHL hasOfficialName Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesia hasPart Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesia hasPart Marshall Islands
Pacific Islands hasPart Marshall Islands
MHL hasShortName Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
United Nations Trust Territory includes Marshall Islands
Majuro isSeatOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Government of the Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands legislature Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of the Marshall Islands
Nitijeļā legislatureOf Marshall Islands
Kwajalein Atoll locatedIn Marshall Islands
Majuro locatedIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Micronesia
Nitijeļā locatedIn Marshall Islands
Able location Marshall Islands
Baker location Marshall Islands
Operation Crossroads location Marshall Islands
Test Able location Marshall Islands
Test Baker location Marshall Islands
Test Charlie locationContext Marshall Islands
Flight 4 locationOfLaunchSite Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Joint Task Force One locationOfOperation Marshall Islands
US dollar officialCurrencyOf Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands officialName Marshall Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Kwajalein Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Micronesia
Omelek Island partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
President of the Marshall Islands partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Government of the Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Micronesia
Haredi Jews populationCenter Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain positionInCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: western Marshall Islands