| Country (long form) |
Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Capital |
Majuro |
| Total Area |
70.00 sq mi
181.30 sq km
(about the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
68,126 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
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| Languages |
English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese |
| Literacy |
93.0% total, 100.0% male, 88% female (1980 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian (mostly Protestant) |
| Life Expectancy |
63.72 male, 67.36 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 |
| Currency |
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,670 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
copra, fish, tourism, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls, offshore banking (embryonic) |
| Agriculture |
coconuts, cacao, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens |
| Arable Land |
0% |
| Natural Resources |
phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
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