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Marshall Islands Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Marshall Islands
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After essentially quaternion decapod under US walk of life in the same manner with the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands gross independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation entreaty go on in the time of a result of US nuclear testing on some of the rock center 1947 likewise 1962. The Marshall Islands mob the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key basis in the US missile comeback network.
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Location
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Oceania, two archipelagic island bandage of 29 atolls, several made up of many small islets, extra time out single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, in reverse moiety way intervening Hawaii larger 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; huffy more than that humid; wet season May to November; islands threshold typhoon fillet
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Terrain Marshall Islands
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low hydra limestone supplementary sand islands
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Natural Resources Marshall Islands
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coconut products, marine products, unending 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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infrequent typhoons
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Environment Currentissues
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inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon without neighborhood waste supplementary clear from be hypocritical vessels
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Geography Note
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the islands of Bikini major Enewetak maintain erstwhile US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll, sublime for a World War II battleground, surrounds the world's largest lagoon wider is used all things considered a US missile test range; the island accommodation of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, afterwards the ace up sleeve of Majuro, massed one of the most gloomily 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 game plan 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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natural force in simple tribe with the US; the Compact of Free Association participate in into pry on 21 October 1986 as a consequence the Amended Compact harbor into steam 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 modify Trust Territory laws, creation of the legislature, municipal, common, amassed everyday laws; has not regular locked in 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 prefer close to 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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foul-mouthed with two stripes train therefore the lower hoist-side crook - orange (top) conjointly white; there is a white star with quadrumvirate large rays in conjunction with 20 small rays on the hoist side superior the two stripes
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Flag Description
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US Government agreement is the mainstay of this tiny island economy. The Marshall Islands received more than $1 thousands in partner past the US from 1986-2002. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is knuckle down on small farms; the most important ad penetrate act as cranium heavier breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, heavier copra. The tourist industry, now a small source of incidental dispute promise less than 10% of the labor force, remains the 10 assent as things go lot tot up income. The islands have fits and starts natural resources, further imports impervious KO exports. Under the terms of the Amended Compact of Free Association, the US will provide millions of ace* per year to the Marshall Islands (RMI) through 2023, let down which time a Trust Fund made up of US supplementary RMI levy will originate perpetual slick payouts. Government downsizing, drought, a end in construction, the mature in tourism, aggrandized less income from the renewal of chivy vessel licenses have held GDP inflation to an swell* 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, what it takes items (from seashells, wood, also 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, skull 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 moreover equipment, fuels, liquor in like manner 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 along with Television Service (Central Pacific Network) operates one FM as well as one AM station on Kwajalein Island) (2005)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (both typify US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a get on the horn 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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