| AREA ................................................ | 181 
                kmq | 
     
      | POPULATION .................................. | 57.738 in. | 
     
      | DENSITY ......................................... | 319,0 in/kmq | 
     
      | CAPITAL .......................................... | Majuro | 
     
      | LANGUAGES .................................... | Marshallese 98.2%, other languages 1.8% | 
     
      | RELIGIONS ...................................... | Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census) | 
     
     | CURRENCY ...................................... | US dollar (USD) | 
    
     | GDP per CAPITA ............................. | - | 
    
     | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | -- | 
    
     | LOWEST POINT ............................... | Pacific Ocean 0 m | 
    
     | HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Likiep 10 m | 
    
     | INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) | 
    
     | INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic | 
    
      | WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .mh | 
    
    | COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +692 |