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Brief History. Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to sight the Marshalls in 1526, but the islands remained virtually unvisited by Europeans for several more centuries, before being visited by English captain John Marshall in 1788; the islands owe their name to him. A German trading company settled on the islands in 1885, and they became part of the protectorate of German New Guinea some years later. Japan conquered the islands in World War I, and administered them as a League of Nations mandate. In 1979 the Republic of the Marshall Islands was established and a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. government was signed, becoming effective in 1986. The independence was formally completed under international law in 1990, when the UN officially ended the trust given to the USA.

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Local name: Marshall Islands

Capital: Majuro

Population: 60,422

Government: constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004

Currency: US dollar (USD)

Land size: 11,854.3 sq km

Topography: low coral limestone and sand islands

Typical foods:

Major exports: copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish
Information on the People

Official language: Marshallese 98.2%, English

Other languages spoken:

Religions: Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5%

Literacy rate: 93.7%

Male/Female Ratio: : 1.04 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 70.31 years

Ethnic groups: Micronesian

Internet users: 2,000

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