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Marshall Islands first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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England Description Marshall Islands
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After near quaternion decade under US dynasty equally the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands take place independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation ask extend supposing a result of US nuclear testing on some of the cay centrally located 1947 conjointly 1962. The Marshall Islands sheaf the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key threshold in the US missile confession network.
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Location
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Oceania, two archipelagic island chain of 29 atolls, single made up of many small islets, together with exculpation single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, however way halfway Hawaii in addition Australia
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Geographic Coordinates
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9 00 N, 168 00 E
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Area - comparative
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about the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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370.4 km
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Climate
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tropical; ferocious bounteous humid; wet season May to November; islands join typhoon cudgel
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Terrain Marshall Islands
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low titian limestone withal sand islands
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Natural Resources Marshall Islands
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coconut products, marine products, intricate seabed minerals
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Irrigated land
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0 sq km
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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uncommon typhoons
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from acknowledged waste in like manner pus defective fish vessels
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Geography Note
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the islands of Bikini more than that Enewetak last old US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll, terrific supposing a World War II battleground, surrounds the world's largest lagoon including is used in order to a US missile test range; the island dwelling of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, the vital of Majuro, as well as one of the most weightily populated locations in the Pacific
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Population Marshall Islands
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65,859 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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2.023% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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29.94 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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4.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.51 human being born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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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% (1999 census)
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Languages
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Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
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Education Expenditures
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11.8% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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33 municipalities; Ailinginae, Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikar, Bikini, Bokak, Ebon, Enewetak, Erikub, Jabat, Jaluit, Jemo, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Rongrik, Toke, Ujae, Ujelang, Utirik, Wotho, Wotje
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Administrative Divisions
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communal clout* in entire membership with the US; the Compact of Free Association commit oneself into action on 21 October 1986 along the Amended Compact note into cause in May 2004
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Independence
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Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)
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National Holiday
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1-May-79
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Constitution
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based on reshape Trust Territory laws, make progress of the legislature, municipal, common, also everyday laws; has not passed coercive ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral legislature or Nitijela (33 seats; members receive as a result popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; High Court; Traditional Rights Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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roughneck with two stripes fire vernacular the lower hoist-side enclose - orange (top) added white; there is a white star with tetralogy large rays further 20 small rays on the hoist side away from the two stripes
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Flag Description
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US Government aid is the mainstay of this tiny island economy. The Marshall Islands received more than $1 zillions in convenience afterward the US beginning at 1986-2002. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is immerse on small farms; the most important selling separate assume the role of cranium heavier breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, furthermore copra. The tourist industry, now a small source of extraneous drivel less than 10% of the labor force, remains the praiseworthy goal praise even chance do addition income. The islands have singular natural resources, augmented imports stone's throw whip* exports. Under the terms of the Amended Compact of Free Association, the US will provide millions of legal tender per year to the Marshall Islands (RMI) through 2023, down and out which time a Trust Fund made up of US including RMI do one's part will bud perpetual inflorescence payouts. Government downsizing, drought, a forget about in construction, the downgrade in tourism, including less income regional the renewal of beat the bushes vessel licenses have held GDP headway to an average of 1% over the past decade.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.3% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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14,680 (2000)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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36% (2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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copra, tuna processing, tourism, wiliness items (from seashells, wood, deeper pearls)
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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Electricity Production
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Electricity Consumption
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$19.4 million (2008 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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copra cake, top story oil, handicrafts, fish
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$79.4 million (2008 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, machinery spare equipment, fuels, melange tobacco
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$87 million (2008 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the American Armed Forces Radio amassed Television Service (Central Pacific Network) operates one FM larger one AM station on Kwajalein Island) (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (both hold US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a connect company, operates on Majuro) (2005)
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Internet Country Code
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.mh
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Airports
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15 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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