Republic of the Marshall Islands

Country Information

  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands
Capital City
Majuro
Head of State
President David Kabua
Head of Government
President David Kabua
Official Languages
English
Marshallese
Official Currency
United States Dollar
Memberships
1983 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1986– Independence
1987– Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1988 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1991 – United Nations
1998 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2013 – PRIF

Infrastructure Indicators

Telecommunication
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) 65%
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) --
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) --
Energy
Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) 94.8%
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) 11.8%
Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) --
CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) 1.79
Transport
International airports: Majuro International Airport; Kwajalein – Kwajalein International Airport (or Bucholz Army Airfield) 2
Total road network (km) --
Paved road network as % of total network --
Number of international ports 3
Water & Sanitation
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) 98.8%
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) 76.0%
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) 83.5%
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) 88.5%
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
INFORM natural hazard index 3.6
Physical exposure to earthquake 0.1
Physical exposure to flood 0.1
Physical exposure to tsunami 8.6
Physical exposure to tropical cyclones 0.4
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data