|
Geographics
| Location |
Oceania |
| Capital |
Majuro |
| Type
of Government |
Constitutional
government in free association with the US |
| Total
Area |
181.3
sq. km |
| Coastline |
370.4
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$75
million (1992 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$1,500
(1992 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (coconuts,
cocao, taro, breadfruit, fruits, pigs, chickens) |
n/a
% |
| -
Industry (copra, fish,
craft items from shell, wood, pearls) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (tourism, offshore
banking ) |
n/a
% |
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Permanent
Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the
United Nations
800 East 42nd Street and 2nd Avenue, 18th Floor,
New York, N.Y. 10017 Telephone: 983-3040, Telefax: 983-3202
Email: rmiun@aol.com and
marshallislands@un.int
|
| Contact
in Marshall Islands: |
Mr.
Raynard Gideon
Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
P.O. Box 1349, Majuro, MH 96960
Marshall Islands
phone: +692-625-3181
fax: +692-625-4979
email: mofat@ntamar.com
Mr. Jorelik Tibon
General Manager
Republic of the Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority
P.O. Box 1322, Majuro, MH 96960
Marshall Islands
phone: +692-625-5203
fax: + 692-625-5202
email: eparmi@ntamar.com
Mr. Ben Graham
General Manager
Marshall Islands Visitors Authority
P.O. Box 5, Majuro, MH 96960
Marshall Islands
phone: +692-625-5682
fax: +692-625-6771
Youth to Youth in Health
P.O. Box 3149, Majuro, MH 96960
Marshall Islands |
|
Demographics
| Population |
56,157
(1995 est.) |
| Population
Growth |
3.86%
(1995 est.) |
| Labor
Force |
4,800
(1986) |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
63.49
years |
| Literacy |
93%
|
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$3.9
million (1992 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| coconut
oil, fish, live animals, trichus shells |
| Partners: |
| US,
Japan, Australia |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$62.9
million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| foodstuffs,
machinery and equipment, beverages and tobacco, fuels |
| Partners: |
| US,
Japan, Australia |
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