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 | MARSHALL ISLANDSMAJOL : general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Majôl ; Marshall Islands |
| country code ISO: MH //; - FIPS: RM |
| location: West Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: +12 UT |
| surface (land) area: 181,5 sq.km = 70,1 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 21° N / South: 4° N / East: 179° E / West: 157° E |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical oceanic |
| Government |
| independent since: 1986 ; 1990-12-22 |
| type of government: republic in free association with the USA |
| capital: Majuro (Dalap-Uliga-Darrit) |
| administrative division: election district (26) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1988): 43,380; (1999) [provisional results]: 50,865 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 68,126; or: 52,000 / - ; 2001: 53,000 |
| population density: 286 per sq.km = 742 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,8% //; - doubling time: 18 years |
| birth rate: 45 - 47 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 - 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 22 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 66 years (male: 64; female: 68) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 50% //; - 15-59 years: 46% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 72% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 77% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Micronesian 97%; other 3% |
| languages: English (official); Marshallese dailects (official: Kajin-Majôl) , Japanese |
| religious affiliation: Christian (mainly Protestant 61,5%; Roman Catholic 7,7%); other 30,8% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 77% |
| people per physician: 1785 |
| people per hospital bed: 470 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 41% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 11% |
| adult literacy: 93% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: US dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 5,6% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: 1950] |
| GDP growth: 0,8% |
| income: USD 1500 per capita |
| import: USD 75 per capita //; - export: USD 23 per capita |
| trade: USD 700 per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP AU |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 30% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,005 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 33% //; - grass land: 14% //; - wooded area: 23% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 18% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 13% |
| agricultural products: copra, fruits (pandanus, breadfruit, bananas), vegetables (cabbage, pumpkins) |
| livestock (million): pigs: 0,01 / poultry: 0,06 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 8% |
| industrial products: food processing |
| mining products: phosphates |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 73% //; - part of services in GDP: 79% |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: a few surfaced roads on larger islands //; - of which paved: ?% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 15 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 16 - 62 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: 47 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: no important elevations found on maps nor in atlantes at the disposal of the compiler |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, only some inner lakes within the atolls |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: two chains of atolls: Ralik (w) and Ratak (e) |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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