Marshall Islands

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Marshall Islands#

Marshall Islands flag

Humans arrived in the Marshall Islands in the first millennium B.C.

Government type: mixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US. Chief of state: President Hilda C. HEINE (since 3 January 2023).

Facts#

Capital

Majuro

Region

Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group; the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225; 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited

Area

total : 181 sq km; land: 181 sq km; water: 0 sq km

Population

82,011 (2024 est.)

Languages

Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999)

Currency

the US dollar is used

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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