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Oceania > Marshall Islands > Geography

MARSHALLESE GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
about the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 181.3 sq km Time series [213rd of 238]
Area > Total 181.3 sq km Time series [223rd of 250]
Capital city with population Majuro - 20,000
Climate
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Coastline 370.4 km [133rd of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
Geographic coordinates 9 00 N, 168 00 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 11.11% Time series [102nd of 258]
Largest city Majuro
Largest city population 28,000 [162nd of 174]
Largest city with population Majuro - 20,000
Location
Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references
Oceania
Natural hazards infrequent typhoons Time series
Natural resources
coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Population density 361.32 people per sqkm [24th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 351.48 people/m² Time series [20th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 180 km² Time series [201st of 206]
Terrain
low coral limestone and sand islands

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands

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