The Marshall Islands /ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz/, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. This nation of roughly 62,000 people is located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island, to which it lays claim.
Pacific island countries. In the central and western Pacific. An area of 181 square kilometers. Population 5 4 million (1994). The capital of Majuro. Mostly coral reefs. Tropical marine climate. Major coconut products. The more important fishing industry.
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