Capital:
Dalap-Uliga-Darrit
Area:
181 sq km / 70 sq ml
Language:
Marshallese, English
Currency:
US Dollar
Population:
56,429
Life expectancy:
93%
Religions:
Mainly Protestant
Physical features:
Comprises the Ratak and Ralik island chains in the western Pacific, together forming an archipelago of 31 coral atolls, 5 islands and 1,152 islets
Ethnic distribution:
97% Marshallese mainly of Micronesian decent
Exports:
Copra, phosphates, fish, coconuts, tomatoes, melons, breadfruit, plus tourism
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