Marshall Islands, Oceania

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Majuro, capital city of Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Flag

Marshall Islands is a country located in the Micronesia sub‑region of the Oceania continent.

Easy learning about Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands is located in	Micronesia Oceania Continent
Marshall Islands has a population of	38,827 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Marshall Islands are called Marshallese
The country’s total area is	181 Km² ( 113 sq mi)
Human Development Index (HDI)	Marshall Islands HDI ranks in position nº 102 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.731 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Marshall Islands’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 129 countries Marshall Islands passport ranks in position nº 39 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Marshall Islands GDP per capita is	$8,133 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Marshall Islands ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	9° 00' N, 168° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Marshall Islands Capital city	Majuro
Neighbouring countries	Wake Island (north), Kiribati and Nauru (south), and the Federated States of Micronesia (west).
Marshall Islands Climate	tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Most predominant religion	Protestant (United Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Bukot Nan Jesus, Full Gospel, Reformed Congressional Church, Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist, Meram in Jesus, other Protestant),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Dollar (USD)
Internet ccTLD	.mh
Marshall Islands calling code	+692

24 municipalities

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