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          AREA ................................................
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          181 
                kmq 
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            POPULATION ..................................
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          57.738 in. 
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            DENSITY .........................................
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          319,0 in/kmq 
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            CAPITAL ..........................................
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          Majuro 
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            LANGUAGES ....................................
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          Marshallese 98.2%, other languages 1.8%
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            RELIGIONS ......................................
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          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)
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            CURRENCY ......................................
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          US dollar (USD)
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           GDP per CAPITA .............................
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          -
          
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           HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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          --
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              LOWEST POINT ...............................
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          Pacific Ocean 0 m
         
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            HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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          Likiep 10 m
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             INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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          21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
          
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             INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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          Republic
          
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             WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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            .mh
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                  COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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          +692
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