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Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands MHL English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands Marshallese: Aelōn̄ in M̧ajeļ - Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ: Majuro: 42,050 181 km 2 (70 sq mi) Nauru Republic of Nauru NRU English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru Nauruan: Naoero - Repubrikin Naoero: No official Capital
The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), [5] officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), [note 1] is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
An archaic name for the islands in English was the "Pelew Islands". [16] The name of the country "Palau" is ... Palau has maintained close ... the Marshall Islands, ...
The Marshall Islands officially recognised the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on the 17 April 2008. [13] Micronesia: See Marshall Islands–Federated States of Micronesia relations. The Marshall Islands and Micronesia share very good relations, as they are both bound by Compacts of Free Association with the United States. Mexico ...
This is a list of Oceanian countries and dependencies by population in Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Projections are from the United Nations [ 1 ] and official figures are from the Pacific Community [ 2 ] and other official sources.
Map depicts sovereign states and a de facto state (tw) fully located on islands: those with land borders shaded green, and those without shaded dark blue. Countries/territories not shown on the map: Antarctica (aq) (continental disputed territory), Australia (au) (continental country), the Cook Islands (ck) (free association with New Zealand), Greenland (gl) (constituent country of the Kingdom ...
The Marshall Islands recognise the Republic of China, and is one of the few countries to maintain an embassy in Taipei. The magazine Islands Business reported that President Litokwa Tomeing, elected in January 2008, might break off his country's diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and turn instead to the PRC. [88]
On 1 May 1979, in recognition of the evolving political status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognised the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The South Pacific Forum was founded in 1971, which became the Pacific Islands Forum in 2000. [224]