Marshall Islands

From wikipedia about Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) (Marshallese:),, is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. The population is about 68, 000.

In 1986, independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.

The islands are located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U. S. territory of Wake Island, to which it lays claim.

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