- Hardcover: 1020 pages
- Publisher: Bible Society (1975)
- Language: Marshallese
Marshallese | |
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Ebon[1] | |
(new orthography) Kajin M̧ajeļ (old orthography) Kajin Majōl |
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Native to | Marshall Islands |
Native speakers
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(55,000 cited 1979)[2] |
Austronesian
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Latin (Marshallese alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in
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Marshall Islands (with English) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | mh |
ISO 639-2 | mah |
ISO 639-3 | mah |
Glottolog | mars1254 [3] |
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ), is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia.
Status | Sovereign state in free association with the United States |
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Capital and largest city |
Majuro[1] 7°7′N 171°4′E |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups (2006[2]) |
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Demonym | Marshallese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Hilda Heine | |
• Speaker
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Kenneth Kedi[3] |
Legislature | Nitijela |
Independence from the United States | |
• Self-government
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1979 |
October 21, 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total
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181.43 km2 (70.05 sq mi) (189th) |
• Water (%)
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n/a (negligible) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate
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53,066[4] (United Nations) (203rd) |
• 2011 census
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53,158[5] |
• Density
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293.0/km2 (758.9/sq mi) (28th) |