Full country name: Republic of the
Marshall Islands Area: 70 sq mi (180
sq km) Population: 60,000
Capital city: Majuro (pop 30,000)
People: Micronesian
Languages: English (official),
Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese
Religion: Christian (predominantly
Protestant) Government: Constitutional
government in free association with the US
President: Kessai H. Note
GDP: US$110 million GDP per
head: US$1830 Annual growth:
1.5% Inflation: 4% Major
industries: copra, fish, tourism, craft items,
offshore banking (embryonic) Major trading
partners: US, Japan
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