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Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands · MHL · Oceania
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Risk Score
Guarded→ Stable
Risk Factors
No recent events in pipeline
Overview
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with a unique relationship with the United States under a Compact of Free Association. It faces existential threats from climate change, particularly rising sea levels and extreme weather events, which endanger its low-lying landmass and freshwater resources.
Leadership
Hilda Heine
President
GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary Republic
Economy
GDP
$0.3B
GDP per Capita
$5.0K
GDP Growth
+2.5%
Inflation
3.5%
Unemployment
10.0%
US Compact fundsFishingCopra productionTourism
Trade
Key Exports
Fish (frozen)Copra productsHandicrafts
Key Imports
FoodstuffsMachinery and equipmentFuelManufactured goods
Top Partners
United StatesJapanAustraliaChinaPhilippines
Headlines (8)
Times of IndiaJul 28
The US buried 85,000 cubic metres of nuclear waste beneath a Pacific island. Now the ocean is rising around it
Read moreIndia TV NewsJul 27
India summons Ukraine envoy after attack on merchant vessel in Black Sea kills Indian seafarer
Read moreTimes of IndiaJul 27
World's narrowest island capital just 150 metres wide could disappear beneath rising seas, World Bank warns
Read moreTimes of IndiaJul 22