Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands sits in Micronesia and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Majuro
Majuro
Coordinates
9, 168
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+12:00
Driving
right
Population
37.5K
37,548 people
Area
181 km2
181 square kilometers
Density
207/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Majuro
7.1, 171.38
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Marshall Islands, officially listed here as Republic of the Marshall Islands, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Marshall Islands, MH, MHL, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Marshall Islands is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Micronesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 37,548 people and a land area of 181 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 207 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 9, 168, while the capital coordinate reference is 7.1, 171.38. Marshall Islands has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Majuro (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Majuro. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Marshall Islands, capital of Marshall Islands, and major urban areas in Marshall Islands. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive president. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Marshall Islands uses calling code +692, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+12:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include English and Marshallese. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as MH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 35.5 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Marshall Islands profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MH / MHL
Top-level domains
.mh
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
MH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Marshall Islands is represented by the MH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Majuro
Majuro
30,000
primary
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive president
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+692
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+12:00
Languages
English, Marshallese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
35.5
2019