Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ (Marshallese) | |
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| Motto: "Jepilpilin ke ejukaan" "Accomplishment through joint effort" | |
| Anthem: "Forever Marshall Islands" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Delap-Uliga-Djarrit on Majuro[1] 7°7′N 171°4′E / 7.117°N 171.067°E |
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| Demonym(s) | Marshallese |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency |
| Hilda Heine | |
• Speaker | Brenson Wase |
| Legislature | Nitijela |
| Independence from the United States | |
• Self-government | May 1, 1979 |
| October 21, 1986 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 181.43 km2 (70.05 sq mi) (189th) |
• Water (%) | n/a (negligible) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 61,988[4] (187th) |
• 2011 census | 53,158[5] |
• Density | 293.0/km2 (758.9/sq mi) (28th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $215 million |
• Per capita | $3,789[6] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $220 million |
• Per capita | $3,866[6] |
| HDI (2021) |  0.639[7]medium · 131st |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+12 (MHT) |
| Date format | MM/DD/YYYY |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +692 |
| ISO 3166 code | MH |
| Internet TLD | .mh |
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The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a Micronesian island nation in the western Pacific Ocean. As of 2018, about 58,000 people live there.[8] The capital of Marshall Islands is Majuro. The official languages are Marshallese and English.
Roughly 10% of the population of the Marshall Islands can now be found in northwest Arkansas, U.S. Most live and work in the city of Springdale, a community of roughly 50,000. Each year, the Marshallese host a homecoming event so friends and relatives can get together to celebrate, stay in touch with politics at home, and spread their island culture. They meet at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale and have dancing, feasting, volleyball, and basketball. As a population, they are devoted to family and church and bring island dance and song to this corner of Arkansas.[source?]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ The largest cities in Marshall Islands, ranked by population Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. population.mongabay.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Marshall Islands Geography". CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ↑ "Religions in Marshall Islands | PEW-GRF". Globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
- ↑ "Marshall Islands population (2022) live — Countrymeters". Countrymeters.info. Archived from the original on 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ "Republic of the Marshall Islands 2011 Census Report" (PDF). Prism.spc.int. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". imf.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Population, total - Marshall Islands". data.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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