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Photos of Marshall Islands

Aerial view of Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands. Kwajalein is an important part of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site in the western Pacific. Photo courtesy of the US Department of Defense.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 217

People and Society

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 169

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 76

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 61

Death rate

comparison ranking: 211

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 197

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 77

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 61

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 36

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 1

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 212

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 160

Public debt

comparison ranking: 127

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 114

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 79

Exports

comparison ranking: 209

Imports

comparison ranking: 214

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 116

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 6

Military and Security

Transnational Issues