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

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Ailuk (village) country Marshall Islands
Ailuk (village) sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ailuk (village) locatedInIslandNation Marshall Islands
Enejelar country Marshall Islands
Enejelar partOf Marshall Islands
Enejelar sovereignState Marshall Islands
Namu country Marshall Islands
Namu countrySubdivision Marshall Islands
Namu sovereignState Marshall Islands
Namu isInIslandNation Marshall Islands
Majkin country Marshall Islands
Majkin partOf Marshall Islands
Majkin sovereignState Marshall Islands
Majkin partOfIslandNation Marshall Islands
Loen country Marshall Islands
Loen sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Loen postalCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: MH (Marshall Islands)
Mae country Marshall Islands
Mae archipelago Marshall Islands
Mae sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mae isPartOfIslandNation Marshall Islands
Wotho country Marshall Islands
Wotho partOf Marshall Islands
Wotho sovereignState Marshall Islands
Strategic Trust Territory includes Marshall Islands
Strategic Trust Territory successor Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands represents Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Marshall Islands District
UJE locatedIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
UJE country Marshall Islands
UJE servesCountry Marshall Islands
Ujae village country Marshall Islands
Ujae village locatedInCountry Marshall Islands
Ujae village sovereignState Marshall Islands
Ujae country Marshall Islands
Ujae sovereignState Marshall Islands
Ujae belongsTo Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Fahrenheit usedIn Marshall Islands
Utrik Airport country Marshall Islands
Utrik Airport operator Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ujae Airport country Marshall Islands
Battle of Eniwetok location Marshall Islands
Eniwetok atoll region country Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Eniwetok Atoll
Eniwetok atoll region partOf Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Eniwetok Atoll
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Eniwetok atoll region archipelago Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Eniwetok Atoll
Aur Island country Marshall Islands
Aur Island archipelago Marshall Islands
Aur Island sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Aur Island partOfCountry Marshall Islands