MARSHALL ISLANDS MARSHALL ISLANDS REGION OCEANIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE OCTOBER 21 1986 FROM A UNITED NATIONS TRUSTEESHIP UNDER U.S ADMINISTRATION DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 1 1979 POPULATION 65507 1999 EST AREA 70 SQ MI CAPITAL MAJURO FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS MARINE PRODUCTS DEEP SEABED MINERALS MAIN INDUSTRIES COCONUT OIL PROCESSING FISHING TOURISM HANDICRAFTS BANKING AGRICULTURE COCONUTS COCOA BEANS TARO EDIBLE ROOT BREADFRUIT OTHER FRUITS PIGS POULTRY CURRENCY U.S DOLLAR GDP 91 MILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1450 1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL MARSHALLESE DIALECTS JAPANESE RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 93 LIFE EXPECTANCY 63 YEARS MALE 67 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 45 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 7 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
