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List All Cities in Marshall Islands Listing cities Marshall Islands database :
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Background
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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 hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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Population
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65,859 (July 2010 est.)
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Government type
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33 municipalities; Ailinginae, Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikar, Bikini, Bokak, Ebon, Enewetak, Erikub, Jabat, Jaluit, Jemo, Kili, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Rongrik, Toke, Ujae, Ujelang, Utirik, Wotho, Wotje
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Administrative divisions
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constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
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Independence
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Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)
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International organization participation
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blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner - orange (top) and white; there is a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the two stripes
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Economy - overview
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Market value of publicly traded shares
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copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items (from seashells, wood, and pearls)
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Agriculture - products
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NA%
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Industries
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Industrial production growth rate
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Electricity - production
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Oil - production
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Internet country code
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2,200 (2008)
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