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| capital | Majuro |
| Government | Constitutional in Free Association with the USA |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) |
| Area | 181.3 km2 |
| Population | 60,422 (est. July 2006) |
| Language | English, two local dialects of Malay-Polynesian and Japanese |
| Religion | Protestant majority |
| Electricity | 110V/60Hz |
| phone code | 692 |
| Internet TLD | .mh |
| Time zone | UTC 12 |
At Marshall Islands (or marshal) are a group of atolls and reefs in the Micronesia, halfway between the Hawaii and the Australia
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After nearly 40 years under US administration as the easternmost part of the United Nations Territorial Protectorate of the Pacific Ocean, the Marshall Islands gained independence in 1986 through a free association pact. Compensation claims still exist due to nuclear tests performed by the U.S on some atolls between 1947 and 1962. The islands have been home to the American base of Kwajalein (USAKA) since 1964. Many islands are banned from tourism (and even to natives) due to the US military presence and radiation from nuclear tests.
Climate
Rainy season between May and November; hot and humid; the islands are on the edge of typhoon routes.
Landscape
The Marshalls consist of two large archipelagos containing 30 atolls and 1152 islands, of limestone coral and sand. Bikini and Enewatak are the sites where the nuclear tests of the U.S were performed. Kwajalein, famous battle site in World War II, is now a US missile test base.
To arrive
By airplane
THE Air Marshall Islands operates regular domestic flights to ten of the country's atolls. Flights between Honolulu and the Marshall Islands and to fiji via Kiribati and Tuvalu. THE Continental Micronesia stops at Majuro and Kwajalein in services between Guam and Honolulu. THE Aloha Airlines also maintains flights to the islands.
Approximate duration of flights: from New York 14h, Tokyo 11 am, Guam 8 am, Honolulu 5:00.
Regular taxi services between the Majuro International Airport (MAJ) and the city.
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Most of the inhabitants speak the native language and English. An important word in the local language is "yokwe", similar to the Hawaiian "aloha", meaning "hi", "bye" and "love".
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