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PEOPLE

Language
Marshallese and English
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.1 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.1 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Most inhabitants are of native descent (97 percent), with Filipino and other minorities as well as U.S. military personnel.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Protestant 90 percent, Catholic 9 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	67.1 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	66.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	66.7 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	66.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	66.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	66.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	66.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	65.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1979
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
66 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
GMT +12

Climate description
Warm temperatures all year with little variation

Currency
U.S. dollar

Telephone dialling code
(+) 692

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy
No data available years

Life expectancy - male
No data available years

Life expectancy - female
No data available years

Infant mortality

2007	49 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	50 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	51 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	52 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	No data available per 1,000 live births
2002	No data available per 1,000 live births
2001	54 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	No data available per 1,000 live births

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	54 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	56 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	58 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	59 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	95 percent	UNDP 2006
1995-2003	95 percent	UNDP 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	95 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births

Human development index (HDI rank)
No data available (2001)

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent

Population with access to improved water

2006	No data available percent
2004	87 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	No data available percent
2004	82 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent

Literacy - average
No data available percent

Literacy - male
No data available percent

Literacy - female
No data available percent

Landlines telephones

2008	74 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	74 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	79 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	77 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	13 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	12 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	11 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	9 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	No data available per 1,000 people
2007	No data available per 1,000 people
2006	No data available per 1,000 people
2005	No data available per 1,000 people
2004	34 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	24 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	23 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	17 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	15 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	Not ranked
2007	Not ranked
2006	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
No (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	3240 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	3190 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	3150 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2990 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2840 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2830 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	2580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	2540 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	0.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	3.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	0.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	5.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	0.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	1.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	-2.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	11.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004	47 per 100,000 people	UNDP 2006
1990-2003	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2002	No data available per 100,000 people

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	No data available per 100,000 people
2006	No data available per 100,000 people
2005	No data available per 100,000 people
2004	No data available per 100,000 people
2003	No data available per 100,000 people
2002	No data available per 100,000 people
2001	No data available per 100,000 people
2000	No data available per 100,000 people

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here
No data available

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Signed but not yet ratified (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	14.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	11.2 percent	UNDP 2005
1999-2001	No data available percent
1998-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	No data available percent
2003-2004	12.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	7.1 percent	UNDP 2005
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent