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Capital: Dalap-Uliga-Darrit
Area: 181 sq km / 70 sq ml
Language: Marshallese, English
Currency: US Dollar
Population: 56,429
Life expectancy: 93%
Religions: Mainly Protestant
Physical features: Comprises the Ratak and Ralik island chains in the western Pacific, together forming an archipelago of 31 coral atolls, 5 islands and 1,152 islets
Ethnic distribution: 97% Marshallese mainly of Micronesian decent
Exports: Copra, phosphates, fish, coconuts, tomatoes, melons, breadfruit, plus tourism
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