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Area: 181.3 sq km (112.406 sq mi, area comparable to Washington, DC)
Population: 61, 815 (July 2007)
Capital City: Majuro
People: Micronesian
Languages: English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese.
Climate: Tropical; hot and humid; wet season from May to November; islands border typhoon belt.
Religions: Christian (mostly Protestant)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Major Political Parties: United Democratic Party (UDP) and Ailin Kein Ad (Our islands)
Government: Parliamentary democracy in free association with the USA. A Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21 October 1986 and an amended Compact was signed and entered into force in May 2004. The legislative branch of government Parliament consists of the Nitijela (Parliament) with an advisory council of High Chiefs (Consultative Council of Iroij). The Nitijela has 33 members from 24 districts elected for 4-year terms. Members are called Senators. The Presdent is elected by the Nitijela from amongst its members. The President selects his Cabinet from members of the Nitijela.
Head of State and Head of Government: President Iroija Litokwa TOMEING
Foreign Minister: Tony De Brum
Interior Minister: Norman Matthew
Finance Minister: Jack Ading
Membership of international groups/ organisations: Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Group of 77 at the United Nations (G-77), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), International Development Association (IDA), International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Maritime Organisation (IMO), International Maritime Satellite Organisation (Inmarsat), International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (Intelsat) (nonsignatory user), Interpol, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), International Whaling Commission (IWC), Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement (SPARTECA), Pacific Community (SPC), South Pacific Forum (SPF), United Nations (UN), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), World Health Organisation (WHO)

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