Marshall Islands - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Marshall Islands. The islands of Bikini and Enewetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein atoll surrounds the world's largest lagoon and is used as a US missile test range; the island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, after the capital of Majuro, and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is

Geographical data of Marshall Islands
Location Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group; the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225; 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited
Geographic coordinates 9 00 N, 168 00 E
Map references Oceania
Tarrain low coral limestone and sand islands
Natural Resources coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals
Natural Hazards infrequent typhoons
Irrigated Land 0 sq km (2022)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Major aquifers
Land Boundaries 0 km
Border Countries
Coastline 370.4 km
Climate tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Area
Total Area
Land Area 181 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area about the size of Washington, DC
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Contiguous zone 24 nm
Exclusive economic zone 200 nm
Elevations
Highest point East-central Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll 14 m
Lowest point Pacific Ocean 0 m
Mean elevation 2 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 50.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 7.8% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 31.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 11.7% (2018 est.)
Forest 49.3% (2018 est.)
Other 0% (2018 est.)
Population Distribution

Most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye

People and Society

In Marshall Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Marshallese 95.6%, Filipino 1.1%, other 3.3% (2021 est.)

Population
Pop growth rate 1.26% (2024 est.)
Birth rate 21.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Death rate 4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Health expenditure 13% of GDP (2020)
Physicians Density
Hospital bed Density 2.7 beds/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.67 children born/woman (2024 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 1.3 (2024 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate NA
Est married women (ages 15-49) 68.3% (2022 est.)
Literacy age 15 and over can read and write
Education expenditures 13.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Net Migration rate -4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Nationality Marshallese | Marshallese (singular and plural)
Languages
Religions Protestant 79.3% (United Church of Christ 47.9%, Assembly of God 14.1%, Full Gospel 5%, Bukot Nan Jesus 3%, Salvation Army 2.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, New Beginning Church 1.4%, other Protestant 1.6%), Roman Catholic 9.3%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 3.3%, none 1.1% (2021 est.)
Age Structure
0-14 years 30% (male 12,538/female 12,072)
15-64 years 64.3% (male 26,750/female 25,944)
65 years and over 5.7% (2024 est.) (male 2,293/female 2,414)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 59.9
Youth dependency ratio 53
Elderly dependency ratio 6.8
Potential support ratio 14.7 (2021)
Median Age
Total 25.5 years (2024 est.)
Male 25.4 years
Female 25.6 years
Urbanization
Urban population 78.9% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 31,000 MAJURO (capital) (2018).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.95 male(s)/female
Total population 1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 20.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
Male 24 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 17.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 75.2 years (2024 est.)
Male 73 years
Female 77.5 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population
Improved: rural rural: 99.8% of population
Improved: total total: 100% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 0.2% of population
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 96.6% of population
Improved: rural rural: 65.4% of population
Improved: total total: 89.7% of population
Unimproved: urban urban: 3.4% of population
Unimproved: rural rural: 34.6% of population
Unimproved: total total: 10.3% of population (2020 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 28.5% (2020 est.)
Male 48.7% (2020 est.)
Female 8.3% (2020 est.)
Demographic profile
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