Key Facts
- GDP (ppp) per CAPITA
- $2,500 (2008 est.)
- Inflation Rate
- 12.9% (2008 est.)
- Population
- 64,522 (July 2009 est.)
- Ease of Doing Business
- 93/181
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Marshall Islands : Introduction
After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
Capital City:
Majuro (+12 GMT)
Currency:
US dollar (USD)
(convert)
Languages:
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8%
Calling Code:
692
Voltage:
110
Religions:
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5%
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Marshall Islands: World Bank Doing Business IndicatorsMarshall Islands: BBC Country Profile
Marshall Islands: MSU Global Access
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Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (July 2009)
