Marshall Islands
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Status: Associated State (with US)
Capital; Majuro
Population: 43,380 (1988 Census)
Land area: 70 square miles Pop./sq. mile: 619 Politics Head of Government: Amata Kabua, President Legislature: Two houses - the Nitijela (lower house) has 33 members and elects one of them President; the Council of Iroij consists of 12 traditional leaders with limited legislative power.
Next Election: November, 1991 Economics Imports: $443,300,000, (1989)
Exports: $2,000,000
Exports include: copra, fish, handicrafts Local taxes: $15,200,000 (1989) US funds: $47,100,000 Total spent: (The Marshalls had a small surplus for the year but the exact total was not available Travel Air: Continental/Air Micronesia four flights a week from Honolulu, and four from Guam; Air Marshalls has three flights a week from Honolulu and one from Nandi.
Hotel Rooms: 120 currently (10 Majuro and 20 Ebeye); 380 rooms expected by 1994 Telephone: country code is 692; two earth stations