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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Nitijeļā locatedIn Marshall Islands
MH represents Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
MH countryName Marshall Islands
MH representsSovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
MHL represents Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
MHL hasOfficialName Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
MHL hasShortName Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain country Marshall Islands
Ratak Chain partOf Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain country Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain positionInCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: western Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
coat of arms of the Marshall Islands usedBy Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
coat of arms of the Marshall Islands inscription Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesians associatedWithCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Northern Pacific hasPart Marshall Islands
Wotje Atoll country Marshall Islands
Wotje Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Wotje Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Wotje Atoll archipelago Marshall Islands
Majuro country Marshall Islands
Majuro capitalOf Marshall Islands
Majuro locatedIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Majuro locatedIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Micronesia
Majuro isLargestCityOf Marshall Islands
Majuro isSeatOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Government of the Marshall Islands
Majuro governingCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll locatedIn Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll country Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll administeredBy Marshall Islands
Enewetak Atoll country Marshall Islands
Enewetak Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Enewetak Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll country Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll locatedIn Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Rongelap Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Micronesia
Compact of Free Association with the United States appliesTo Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Compact of Free Association with the United States party Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Jaluit Atoll country Marshall Islands
Jaluit Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Jaluit Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Maloelap Atoll country Marshall Islands
Maloelap Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Aur Atoll country Marshall Islands
Aur Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Aur Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Aur Atoll governingCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands