Marshall Islands
🇲🇭 Micronesia · Republic of the Marshall Islands
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About Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands (officially Republic of the Marshall Islands) is a country in Micronesia, with Majuro as its capital. It is home to roughly 36.28 thousand people, giving a population density of about 200 people per square kilometre. The country covers 181 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $308M in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.733. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD), and the main languages are English, Marshallese.
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Marshall Islands is the 189th most populous country in the world, with about 36.28 thousand people.
By land area it is the 189th-largest country in the world, covering 181 km².
It has the world's 190th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($308M).
Marshall Islands has no land borders with other countries.
It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.733.
Marshall Islands has a population density of about 200 people per square kilometre.
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