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People And SocietyNationality
Noun
Marshallese (singular and plural) Adjective MarshalleseEthnic groups
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006) Languages
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) Note English (official), widely spoken as a second language Religions
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census) Population World Ranking: 202
68,480 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
38.2% (male 13,062/female 12,576) 15-64 years 58.8% (male 20,171/female 19,340) 65 years and over 3% (male 988/female 1,045) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 21.9 years
Male 21.9 years Female 22 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 62
1.874% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 44
28.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 202
4.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 192
-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 72% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
MAJURO (capital) 30,000 (2009)
Sex ratio
At birth 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.95 male(s)/female Total population 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 86
Total 22.93 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 25.79 deaths/1,000 live births Female 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 131
Total population 72.03 years
Male 69.92 years Female 74.25 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 50
3.37 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 183
2.5% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.559 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Education expenditures World Ranking: 4
12% of GDP (2004)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 93.7%Male 93.6% Female 93.7% (1999) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 12 years
Male 11 years Female 12 years (2003)
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After 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.