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The Republic of Marshall Island (Oceania countries) Satellite maps

Country name: Republic of the Marshall Islands(The Republic of Marshall Island)National Day: May 1 (1979)Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 19:10.Flag for the blue, since the lower left-hand corner to the right and two ramps out gradually widen the band, for the orange, under the white flag of the top-left corner with a white sun, light beam radiation 24.Symbol of the Pacific blue, red, orange width of the two shows that the country linked by the two islands composed of 24 solar radiation light, the symbol of the country's 24 municipal regions.The national emblem: a circle.A round face for the Youth Pre-employment among the seabirds, is one of seabirds on the full light of the sun.Sun is the bottom left stone, on behalf of the local people the tools used to create arts and crafts; nets for the lower right corner, the symbol of the country's rich fishing resources and development potential of the fishing industry.Coconut tree is left of seabirds, on behalf of the island important economic crops; right for the yacht, symbol of the country's maritime and fishing industry; bottom of the logo used for maritime navigation tools.Around the top of English words "Republic of the Marshall Islands."Physical Geography: Republic of the Marshall Islands in the Central Pacific Ocean.Area of 181 square kilometers.In Hawaii, about 3,200 kilometers southwest of Guam and about 2,100 km south-east, west of the Islands for the Federated States of Micronesia, the south is another country of Kiribati Islands.It is composed of more than 1,200 large and small reefs, located in more than 2 million square kilometers of sea area, the formation of the Northwest - to the southeast of the island chain two groups.La Take Islands to the east, the west for the Lalique Islands.There are 34 major reefs.Capital: Majuro (Majuro)Population: 58,000 (1997).Residents of the main race for the Federated States of Micronesia, the majority living in Majuro and Kwajalein two on the island.They divided into nine languages by ethnic groups.Most of the residents of Catholics.Marshall are the official languages, English GM.A brief history: 1788, the United Kingdom约翰马绍尔found that the captain of the islands and from the islands was named the Marshall Islands.Marshall Islands Cengxianhoupi Spain, Germany, the U.S. occupation.After World War II, in 1947 as a United Nations trusteeship and strategic management by the United States, the U.S. Navy from 1951 to the jurisdiction of civil administration.May 1, 1979, the Marshall Islands Constitution came into effect, the establishment of constitutional government.October 1986, Ma and the United States signed the "Treaty of Free Association."November 1986 the establishment of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.December 22, 1990, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution to terminate part of the Pacific Trust Territories Trusteeship Agreement for the resolution, decided to formally end the Republic of the Marshall Islands trust status.September 1991, the Marshall Islands to the United Nations.Politics: President is the head of state and government summit, control the executive power.In the legislative power with 33 members of the Council.Foreign Affairs: support for national independence and development of regional cooperation and advocated the protection of marine resources and environment, the establishment of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, with a positive attitude and participate in the Asia-Pacific region and the world peace and cooperation.Relations with China: November 16, 1990, the Marshall Islands and China formally established diplomatic relations.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/23/content_453300.htm

The Republic of Marshall Island geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/9/30 10:41:00)
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