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Area > Comparative about the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	181.3 sq km		[213rd of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	181.3 sq km		[223rd of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Majuro - 20,000
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Coastline	370.4 km		[133rd of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed location on Likiep 10 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	9 00 N, 168 00 E
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	11.11%		[102nd of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city	Majuro
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city population	28,000		[162nd of 174]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Largest city with population	Majuro - 20,000
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
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
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Oceania
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards	infrequent typhoons
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	361.32 people per sqkm		[24th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	351.48 people/m²		[20th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	180 km²		[201st of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Terrain low coral limestone and sand islands
Source: World Development Indicators database

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