Marshall Islands Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
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| Capital | Majuro |
| Government | constitutional government in free association with the US |
| Currency | US dollar (USD) |
| Area | 181.3 sq km |
| Population | 73,630 (July 2002 est.) |
| Language | English, two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese |
| Religion | Christian (mostly Protestant) |
| Calling Code | +692 |
| Internet TLD | .mh |
| Time Zone | UTC +12 |
The Marshall Islands are a group of atolls and reefs in Micronesia, about half-way between Hawaii and Australia.
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After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands have been home to the US Army Base Kwajalein (USAKA) since 1964. A number of islands are off-limits to tourism (and even to locals) due to US military presence or the residue of nuclear testing.
Climate
Wet season from May to November; hot and humid; islands border typhoon belt.
Landscape
The Marshalls consist of two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands, of low coral limestone and sand. Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US missile test range.
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