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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Aur Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Aur Atoll culturalRegion Marshall Islands
Ailinglaplap Atoll country Marshall Islands
Ailinglaplap Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Ailinglaplap Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Ailinglaplap Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Arno Atoll country Marshall Islands
Arno Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Arno Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Charlie location Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Charlie (Operation Crossroads)
Likiep Atoll country Marshall Islands
Likiep Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Likiep Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Likiep Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Namdrik Atoll country Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Namdrik Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Namdrik Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Namdrik Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Utrik Atoll country Marshall Islands
Utrik Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Central Pacific Ocean includesRegion Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll country Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll governingCountry Marshall Islands
Ailuk Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Namu Atoll country Marshall Islands
Namu Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Namu Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Namu Atoll archipelago Marshall Islands
Namu Atoll governingCountry Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll country Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll archipelago Marshall Islands
Wotho Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands successor Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands compactOfFreeAssociationWith Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Ujae Atoll country Marshall Islands
Ujae Atoll partOf Marshall Islands
Ujae Atoll sovereignState Marshall Islands
Ujae Atoll archipelago Marshall Islands
Ujae Atoll administrativeDivisionOf Marshall Islands
Space Fence space surveillance system locatedIn Marshall Islands
subject surface form: Space Fence
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Falcon 1 launch pad, Omelek Island locatedIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands
Micronesian languages spokenIn Marshall Islands
this entity surface form: Republic of the Marshall Islands