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Austronesian settlers arrived in the Marshall Islands in the 2nd millennium BC, but there are no historical or oral records of that period. Over time, the Marshallese people learned to navigate over long ocean distances by walap canoe using traditional stick charts.

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History of the Marshall Islands

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have suggested that the first Austronesian settlers of the Marshall Islands arrived from the Solomon Islands. Radiocarbon dating of um earth ovens, post...

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Marshall Islands

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The Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country...

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Legislature of the Marshall Islands

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The Legislature of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Nitijeļā [nʲidˠiːzʲɛlˠæ]) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in nineteen single-seat and...

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Music of the Marshall Islands

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The music of the Marshall Islands has a long history. The Marshall Islands are an independent island chain, geographically and culturally part of the...

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Demographics of the Marshall Islands

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other aspects of the population. Historical population figures for the Marshall Islands are unknown. In 1862, the population of the islands was estimated...

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Bikini Atoll

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as Eschscholtz Atoll between the 19th century and 1946, is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile...

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Outline of the Marshall Islands

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands – sovereign Micronesian island nation located...

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Majuro

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Mājro [mʲæzʲ(e)rˠo]) is the capital and largest city of the Marshall Islands. It is also a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean. It forms...

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Flag of the Marshall Islands

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The flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, an island nation in the Pacific, was adopted upon the start of self-government, May 1, 1979. The flag...

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2024 in the Marshall Islands

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Events in the year 2024 in the Marshall Islands. President: David Kabua (until January 3); Hilda Heine onwards Speaker of the house: Kenneth Kedi 3 January:...

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Marshall Islands stick chart

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charts were made and used by the Marshallese to navigate the Pacific Ocean by canoe off the coast of the Marshall Islands. The charts represented major ocean...

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Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

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The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War...

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Air Marshall Islands

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Air Marshall Islands is an airline based in Majuro, Marshall Islands. It is the flag carrier of the Marshall Islands, operating inter-island services in...

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Culture of the Marshall Islands

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The culture of the Marshall Islands forms part of the wider culture of Micronesia. It is marked by pre-Western contact and the impact of that contact on...

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History of the Pacific Islands

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The history of the Pacific Islands covers the history of the islands in the Pacific Ocean. In Cook Islands Māori pre-history, Chieftains from present day...

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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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than 100 out of 2,141 of the Marshall, Mariana, and Caroline Islands. 1958 : 70 724 1970 : 90 940 In 1947 the Mariana Islands' Teacher Training School...

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Japanese settlement in the Marshall Islands

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in the Marshall Islands was spurred on by Japanese trade in the Pacific region. The first Japanese explorers arrived in the Marshall Islands in the late...

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Religion in the Marshall Islands

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Christianity has been the main religion in the Marshall Islands ever since it was introduced by European missionaries in the 19th century. The government generally...

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Marshall Islands Soccer Federation

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The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation is the governing body of soccer in the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands is not a member of its regional body...

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Marshall Islands International Airport

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located in the western part of Rairok on the south side of Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The airport was built during...

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Marshall Islands at the Olympics

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Islands (RMI) its sovereignty. The island nation is made up of twenty-nine atolls and five single islands. The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee was...

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List of mammals of the Marshall Islands

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This is a list of mammals of the Marshall Islands. There is one land mammal, the Polynesian rat. There are 27 marine mammals, one of which has been classified...

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Marshall Islands national soccer team

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The Marshall Islands national football team represents the Pacific island nation of the Marshall Islands in senior men's international football and is...

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Islam in the Marshall Islands

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Islam is a minority religion in the Marshall Islands. All Muslims in the country belong to the minority Ahmadiyya sect. The Ahmadiyya mosque in Uliga, first...

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Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands

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The Apostolic Prefecture of the Marshall Islands (Latin: Praefectura Apostolica Insularum Marshallensium) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction...

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Constitution of the Marshall Islands

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The Constitution of the Marshall Islands is the supreme law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, in force from 1 May 1979. Its text is both English...

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LGBT rights in the Marshall Islands

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the Marshall Islands may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in the Marshall Islands...

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2023 in the Marshall Islands

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the year 2023 in the Marshall Islands. President: David Kabua Speaker of the house: Kenneth Kedi Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands November...

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Postage stamps and postal history of the Marshall Islands

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survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Marshall Islands. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a Micronesian nation of atolls...

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