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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 2 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 1,000 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satel…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .mh
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 66% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2022 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 2,000 (2014 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 38 (2021 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 16,000 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” coconuts (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $159.095 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $171.267 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2019.text β€” $86.133 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2020.text β€” $90.281 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” $76.263 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” upper middle-income Pacific island economy; US aid reliance; large public sector; coconut oil production as diesel fuel substitute; growing offshore banking locale; fishing rights seller; import-dependent
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.text β€” the US dollar is used
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, fish, natural gas, stone processing machines (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” UK 16%, Germany 13%, Denmark 10%, Ghana 9%, Cyprus 9% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2019.text β€” $91.394 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text β€” $88.042 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $130.016 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $280.358 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 38.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 53.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 70.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -71.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 20.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” -0.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 19.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 11.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 70.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019.text β€” 35.5 (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 27.5% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 2.8% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, additive manufacturing machines, iron structures, crude petroleum (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” China 47%, Japan 15%, Germany 5%, Brazil 4%, Cyprus 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2019.text β€” $129.682 million (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text β€” $132.845 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $206.025 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items (from seashells, wood, and pearls)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020.text β€” -0.7% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021.text β€” 2.6% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 6.2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 7.2% (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2019.text β€” 41.6% of GDP (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $274.3 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $263.507 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $270.809 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” -1.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” -3.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 2.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $6,800 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $6,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $7,200 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 13.3% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 13.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 13.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 17.2% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 96.1%
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.text β€” 293,700 metric tonnes of CO2 (2017 est.)
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” inadequate potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels; sea-level rise
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 38.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 36.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 53.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 7.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 7.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 78.9% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 8,600 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text β€” 39.7% (2022 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” about the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 181 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.note β€” note: the archipelago includes 11,673 sq km (4,507 sq mi) of lagoon and encompasses the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 181 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 370.4 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” East-central Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll 14 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.mean elevation.text β€” 2 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 9 00 N, 168 00 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” Kwajalein atoll surrounds the world's largest lagoon; the island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, after the capital of Majuro, and one of the most densely populated locations in th…
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 0 sq km (2022)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 38.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 2.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 36.1% (2023 est.)
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