39 Facts About Pacific Islands

1. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five major islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

2. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five single islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

3. Marshall Pacific Islands are located in the eastern part of the geographic region known as Micronesia, or "Little Islands", a myriad of more than 2,100 coral atolls and volcanic islands scattered across 3 million square miles of the western Pacific Ocean.

4. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five major islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

5. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five single islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

6. Marshall Pacific Islands are located in the eastern part of the geographic region known as Micronesia, or "Little Islands", a myriad of more than 2,100 coral atolls and volcanic islands scattered across 3 million square miles of the western Pacific Ocean.

7. The Marshall Pacific Islands is a parliamentary democracy, constitutionally in free association with the United States.

8. The Marshall Pacific Islands have expressed an interest in attracting US investment.

9. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five major islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

10. Marshall Pacific Islands are 34 islands in the North Pacific Ocean.

11. Marshall Pacific Islands are dependent on imported fossil fuels for electric-power generation.

12. In 1979, the Republic of the Marshall Pacific Islands became a self-governing territory, and Amata Kabua was elected its first president.

13. Marshall Pacific Islands are located in the central Pacific Ocean, just north of the equator, in an area known as Oceania.

14. Marshall Pacific Islands sells fishing rights to other nations as a source of income.

15. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five major islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

16. The Marshall Pacific Islands has expressed an interest in attracting US investment.

17. Marshall Pacific Islands became a member of the United Nations in September 1991.

18. The Marshall Pacific Islands sells fishing rights to other nations as a source of income.

19. Marshall Pacific Islands is comprised of 29 atolls and five single islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain.

20. Marshall Pacific Islands is a ranked society in which elders rank above those who are younger and chiefs rank above commoners.

21. The Marshall Pacific Islands have successfully marketed their strategic location for military purposes, northern Marshall Islanders' incomes have been supplemented through compensation for post World War II nuclear tests, and attempts have been made to revitalize copra production and energize the fishing industry.

22. Marshall Pacific Islands have rapidly urbanized since the 1960s, first with employment opportunities on Kwajalein and more recently with rapid population expansion on Majuro.

23. Marshall Pacific Islands received its independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association, but still retains close ties to America.

24. Marshall Pacific Islands is a "double chain" of 34 coral islands and more than 800 reefs located about halfway between Hawaii and Papua, New Guinea, with a land area of 70 square miles and a population of about 68,126 people.

25. The Marshall Pacific Islands are governed under the constitution of 1979.

26. Marshall Pacific Islands are too small to support any bodies of water larger than small lagoons and ponds.

27. Since the Marshall Pacific Islands are located near the equator, the climate is hot and humid and there is little change between seasonal temperatures.

28. Marshall Pacific Islands are located in the central h2cific Ocean, between Hawaii and Papua New Guinea, and near Kiribati.

29. The Marshall Pacific Islands joins the UN as an independent, sovereign nation.

30. In 1994, the Marshall Pacific Islands generated and consumed 57 million kilowatt hours.

31. Marshall Pacific Islands were originally settled by people from neighboring Pacific islands.

32. Marshall Pacific Islands are located within the tropics, and the weather is generally hot and very humid.

33. Marshall Pacific Islands has an exclusive economic zone of over 2,000,000 sq km of ocean that supports significant stocks of tuna.

34. Marshall Pacific Islands operates under the Compact of Free Association signed with the United States on 25 June 1983.

35. Marshall Pacific Islands is a US domestic mail zone and receives international mail service through the US Postal Service.

36. The Marshall Pacific Islands receives additional aid from the government of Australia.

37. Marshall Pacific Islands has 77 public elementary schools and three public secondary schools.

38. Marshall Pacific Islands were claimed by Spain in 1592, but were left undisturbed by the Spanish Empire for 300 years.

39. Marshall Pacific Islands are located in the eastern part of the geographic region known as Micronesia, or "Little Islands", a myriad of more than 2,100 coral atolls and volcanic islands scattered across 3 million square miles of the western Pacific Ocean.