Outline of the Marshall Islands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Marshall Islands:
The location of the Marshall Islands
An enlargeable map of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands – sovereign Micronesian island nation located in the western North Pacific Ocean, 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.[1]
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of the Marshall Islands
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: The Marshall Islands
- Official English country name: The Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Marshallese
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the Marshall Islands
- ISO country codes: MH, MHL, 584
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MH
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mh
Geography of the Marshall Islands
Geography of the Marshall Islands
- The Marshall Islands are: an island country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- Time zone: UTC+12
- Extreme points of the Marshall Islands
- High: unnamed location on Likiep 10 m (33 ft)
- Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 370.4 km
- Population of the Marshall Islands:
- Area of the Marshall Islands:
- Atlas of the Marshall Islands
Environment of the Marshall Islands
An enlargeable satellite image of Marshall Islands
- Climate of the Marshall Islands
- Renewable energy in the Marshall Islands
- Geology of the Marshall Islands
- Protected areas of the Marshall Islands
- Biosphere reserves in the Marshall Islands
- National parks of the Marshall Islands
- Wildlife of the Marshall Islands
Natural geographic features of the Marshall Islands
- Fjords of the Marshall Islands: None
- Glaciers of the Marshall Islands: None
- Islands of the Marshall Islands
- Lakes of the Marshall Islands
- Mountains of the Marshall Islands
- Volcanoes in the Marshall Islands
- Rivers of the Marshall Islands
- Waterfalls of the Marshall Islands
- Valleys of the Marshall Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the Marshall Islands: None
Regions of the Marshall Islands
Regions of the Marshall Islands
Ecoregions of the Marshall Islands
List of ecoregions in the Marshall Islands
- Ecoregions in the Marshall Islands
Administrative divisions of the Marshall Islands
None
Municipalities of the Marshall Islands
- Capital of the Marshall Islands: Majuro
- Cities of the Marshall Islands
Demography of the Marshall Islands
Government and politics of the Marshall Islands
Politics of the Marshall Islands Form of government:
- Capital of the Marshall Islands: Majuro
- Elections in the Marshall Islands
Branches of the government of the Marshall Islands
Executive branch of the government of the Marshall Islands
- Head of state: President of the Marshall Islands,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the Marshall Islands,
- Cabinet of the Marshall Islands
Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands
Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands
- Diplomatic missions in the Marshall Islands
- Diplomatic missions of the Marshall Islands
- United States-the Marshall Islands relations
Legislative branch of the government of the Marshall Islands
- Parliament of the Marshall Islands (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of the Marshall Islands
- Lower house: House of Commons of the Marshall Islands
Judicial branch of the government of the Marshall Islands
Court system of the Marshall Islands
International organization membership
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a member of:[1]
Law and order in the Marshall Islands
Law of the Marshall Islands
Military of the Marshall Islands
Military of the Marshall Islands
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of the Marshall Islands
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of the Marshall Islands
- Navy of the Marshall Islands
- Air Force of the Marshall Islands
- Special forces of the Marshall Islands
- Military history of the Marshall Islands
- Military ranks of the Marshall Islands
Local government in the Marshall Islands
Local government in the Marshall Islands
History of the Marshall Islands
- Military history of the Marshall Islands
Culture of the Marshall Islands
Culture of the Marshall Islands
- Architecture of the Marshall Islands
- Cuisine of the Marshall Islands
- Festivals in the Marshall Islands
- Languages of the Marshall Islands
- Media in the Marshall Islands
- National symbols of the Marshall Islands
- People of the Marshall Islands
- Public holidays in the Marshall Islands
- Records of the Marshall Islands
- Religion in the Marshall Islands
- Christianity in the Marshall Islands
- Hinduism in the Marshall Islands
- Islam in the Marshall Islands
- Judaism in the Marshall Islands
- Sikhism in the Marshall Islands
- World Heritage Sites in the Marshall Islands: None
Art in the Marshall Islands
- Art in the Marshall Islands
- Cinema of the Marshall Islands
- Literature of the Marshall Islands
- Music of the Marshall Islands
- Television in the Marshall Islands
- Theatre in the Marshall Islands
Economy and infrastructure of the Marshall Islands
Economy of the Marshall Islands
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 187th (one hundred and eighty seventh)
- Agriculture in the Marshall Islands
- Banking in the Marshall Islands
- National Bank of the Marshall Islands
- Communications in the Marshall Islands
- Companies of the Marshall Islands
- Currency of the Marshall Islands: Dollar
- Energy in the Marshall Islands
- Energy policy of the Marshall Islands
- Oil industry in the Marshall Islands
- Mining in the Marshall Islands
- Tourism in the Marshall Islands
- Transport in the Marshall Islands
- the Marshall Islands Stock Exchange
Education in the Marshall Islands
Infrastructure of the Marshall Islands
- Health care in the Marshall Islands
- Transportation in the Marshall Islands
- Airports in the Marshall Islands
- Rail transport in the Marshall Islands
- Roads in the Marshall Islands
- Water supply and sanitation in the Marshall Islands
See also
References
- "Marshall Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of the Marshall Islands
- Government
- Office of the President
- Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Washington, DC official government site
- News
- Marshall Islands Journal Weekly independent national newspaper
- Overviews
- CIA World Factbook - Marshall Islands
- Digital Micronesia - Marshalls by Dirk HR Spennemann, Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Management
- Plants & Environments of the Marshall Islands Book turned website by Dr. Mark Merlin of the University of Hawaii
- Atomic Testing Information
- Pictures of victims of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands on Nuclear Files.org
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