Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands
CAPITAL: Majuro, Majuro Atoll
FLAG: The flag, adopted in 1979, is blue, with two diagonal strips of orange over white; in the canton is a white star with 4 large rays and 20 shorter ones.
ANTHEM: Ij iokwe lok aelon eo ao ijo iaar lotak ie (I Love My Island, Where I Was Born).
MONETARY UNIT: The US dollar is the official medium of exchange.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: British units are used, as modified by US usage.
HOLIDAYS: The government has not legislated official holidays.
TIME: 11 PM = noon GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
The Marshall Islands is located in the central Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator. Isolated from major population centers, Majuro, the capital, lies 3,438 km (2,136 mi) W of Honolulu, 3,701 km (2,300 mi) SE of Tokyo, and 3,241 km (2,014 mi) SE of Saipan, the former trust territory capital. The country consists of 29 atolls and 1,152 islands, 5 of which are major islands, extending over a sea area exceeding 1,942,500 sq km (750,000 sq mi). The main land area is only about 181 sq km (70 sq mi).
Comparatively, the area occupied by the Marshall Islands is slightly larger than Washington, D.C.
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