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 Marshall Islands Country Profile
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 Marshall Islands at a Glance| Location: | Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia | | Climate: | tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt | | Terrain: | low coral limestone and sand islands | | Resources: | coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals | | Hazards: | infrequent typhoons | | Population: | 64,522 (July 2009 est.) |
A Brief Profile of Marshall IslandsAfter almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.
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