Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands information

Summary

Location:	Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Population:	63,174 (July 2008 est.)
Capital:	name: Majuro geographic coordinates: 7 06 N, 171 23 E time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
GDP per capita:	$2,900 (2005 est.)