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Marshall Islands, officially: Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a Micronesian island nation located in the western Pacific Ocean, north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, south of Wake Island, territory USA.

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The Marshall Islands consists of 29 atolls and 5 isolated islands, of which 24 are inhabited. They can be divided into two archipelagos:

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History

The Micronesians were the first inhabitants of the archipelago. In 1526, Alvaro de Saavedra, the Spanish explorer set foot here. Perhaps the islands are named after British captain John Marshall, who began his exploration of the islands in 1788.

The Marshalls were under German control from 1885-1914, and then became a protectorate of Japan in 1920-1944. The United States represented the United Nations as an administrative guardian from 1947. From 1946 to 1956, the United States conducted nuclear bomb tests on the islands of Bikini and Eniwetok. The inhabitants of Bikini Island had to move to another island and a total of 33 atomic and H-bomb tests took place here. These islands are still uninhabited due to pollution by nuclear weapons. In 1983, the U.S. government paid $183.7 million in damages. In 1999, the United States agreed to pay $3.8 million to bring people back to Bikini Island.

In 1986, the United States and the Marshalls signed an Agreement of Free Association, under which the archipelago established an autonomous government but received economic and military assistance from the United States, about $65 million per year. The Marshalls joined the United Nations in 1991.

Kwajalein Atoll was home to a US military base, and was also used for missile defense testing in the 1960s. Currently, the United States is negotiating with the Marshalls government to extend the lease of this island. make a military base.

Geographic

Majuro Island Beach LandscapeMarshall is a country in the archipelago of Micronesia, in Oceania. This atoll is in the North Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia, about 3,500 km southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.

The territory consists of 34 islands, distributed in two parallel ranges about 200 km apart.

Ratak Range ("Sunrise") includes the atolls of Mili, Majuro, Maloelap, Wotje, Likiep; the Ralik Range ("Sunset") includes the atolls of Jaluit, Kwajalein, Wotho, Bikini, Eniwetok.

Politic

Marshall is currently a constitutional government in free association with the United States. The Free Union Agreement entered into force on October 21, 1986.

According to the constitution of May 1, 1979, the Marshall Islands state is a Republic state and legislative power rests with the 33-member parliament who is re-elected every four years. The Senate consists of 12 members. The members will elect the President and the President appoints the cabinet consisting of 10 Ministers, several Governors and other officials.

Economy

The Marshalls' economy is based on marine fishing; tourism, coconuts and subsidies from the United States. Agriculture (tropical crops of taro, coconut, and breadfruit) can only meet the needs of domestic consumption.

Over the past decade, GDP growth has averaged just 1% due to reduced government payrolls, drought, a decline in construction, and a decline in GDP in tourism and foreign investment due to financial difficulties. Asia, and reduce income from renewing fishing boat licenses

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Everyone is required to have a valid passport.US citizens and citizens of all US territories, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Pacific Islands National forum including Australia and New Zealand are exempt from entry visa requirements.

Entry visas will be issued on arrival to citizens of Japan, South Korea, the Republic of China, the Philippines and certain others provided for the duration of the intended visit which is not more than thirty (30) days , the arrival has a return ticket or transit ticket and a passport valid for at least six months.

Citizens of all countries not listed above must present a passport valid for at least six months, with an entry visa, a round-trip, transit ticket before boarding and traveling to the Republic Marshall Islands. An entry visa to Majuro is issued by the Attorney General of the Marshall Islands. You must email the Immigration Director requesting an entry visa upon arrival at Majuro airport. Send by email to [mailto: [email protected] [email protected]] OR [mailto: [email protected] [email protected]] a visa request on arrival and a copy with passport, visa , itinerary, and visa to enter the next country stop. You will receive an email confirmation of visa issuance upon arrival.

There is a fee of 25 USD for a tourist visa lasting 3 months. Business visa costs 50 USD. The visa is valid for 30 days from the date of your arrival but can be extended for up to 90 days after you are in the Marshall Islands. You must prove that you can pay for your entire stay in the Marshall Islands and that you can pay your way back, or prove that you have enough money to buy a ticket to leave the islands. When you leave the island, you have to pay a $20 tax. If you are over 60 years old, you will be exempt from this fee.

If you are from a cholera-infected country, you must present a Certificate of Immunization. You must get an HIV test if you plan to work or live in the Marshall Islands, or if you will be staying for more than 30 days.

By plane

Air Marshall Islands (CW) offers regularly scheduled internal flights to 10 of the Marshall Islands atolls and has aircraft available for charter flights. Flights are available between the Marshall Islands and Honolulu and Fiji via Kiribati and Tuvalu. United Airlines stops at Majuro and Kwajalein on its funnel island service between Guam and Honolulu.

Flight time is approximately: From New York to Majuro is 14 hours, from Tokyo is 11, from Guam is eight hours to Majuro to five hours from Honolulu.

International Airport: Majuro International Airport (MAJ). There are taxis and passenger transport from the airport to town.

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