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	Marshall Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a Micronesian island nation in the western Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island.
		In 1979 the Republic of the Marshall Islands was established and a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. government was signed, becoming effective in 1986.
		The Marshall Islands are divided into 24 legislative districts, which correspond to the inhabited islands and atolls of the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marshall_Islands (971 words)

	Politics of the Marshall Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The legislative branch of the government of the Marshall Islands consists of the Nitijela (Legislature) with an advisory council of high chiefs.
		The territorial claim by the Republic of the Marshall Islands on Wake Atoll leaves a certain amount of ambiguity regarding the actual or hypothetical role of the US military, responsible under agreement for the defence of Marshallese territory, in the event of any strategic crisis or hostilities involving Wake.
		Politics of Melanesia: Fiji · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_the_Marshall_Islands (770 words)

	Marshall Islands - Gurupedia
		Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to sight the Marshalls, but the islands remained virtually unvisited for several more centuries, before being visited by English captain John Marshall in 1788; the islands owe their name to him.
		United States invaded the islands (1944), and they were added to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
		In 1979 the Republic of the Marshall Islands was established and a Compact of Free Association with the American government was signed, becoming effective in 1986.
	www.gurupedia.com /m/ma/marshall_islands.htm (542 words)

	People, Culture, and Economy (from Marshall Islands) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		On the outer islands, subsistence farming, fishing, and the raising of pigs and cattle are the principal economic activities.
		The Marshalls are composed of two parallel chains of coral atolls—the Ratak, or Sunrise, to the east, and the Ralik, or Sunset, to the west.
		The Marshall Islands' nearest neighbors are Wake Island to the north, Kiribati and Nauru to the south, and the Federated States of Micronesia to the west.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-229202 (1197 words)

	Marshall Islands - Simple English Wikipedia
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a Micronesian island nation in the western Pacific Ocean.
		Roughly 10% of the population of the Marshall Islands can now be found in northwest Arkansas, U.S. Most live and work in the city of Springdale, a community of roughly 50,000.
		As a population, they are devoted to family and church and bring island dance and song to this corner of Arkansas.
	simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marshall_Islands (159 words)

	Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Typhoons in the Marshall Islands
		In fact, the large islands were so important compared to the remaining islands on the atolls, that the names of these islands were used eponymously with the name of the entire atoll.
		An analysis of the historic record of typhoons in the Marshall Islands hasidentified a significant association between the occurrence of ENSO and the occurrence of typhoons in the Marshall Islands (Spennemann and Marschner 1994, in press).
		Spoehr, A. Majuro, a village of the Marshall Islands.
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/typhoon/typhoon.html (7387 words)

	Everything Marshall Islands :: http://www.yokwe.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marshall Islands' Negotiators for the the Compact of Free Association with the United States are meeting for a formal round of talks in Honolulu, Hawai'i this week, August 28 -29.
		Marshall Islands business people say they are feeling the effects of the country being on a worldwide money laundering "fllist.""We’re feeling some effects of the fllisting," said local businessman Jerry Kramer, chief executive officer of the country's largest construction company.
		Marshall Islands negotiators fly to Washington D.C. this weekend to discuss the future of the compact deal between the nation and the United States.The major sticking points remain the level of funding the Marshalls should receive from the US for the next 20 years, and the Free Association pact between the countries.
	www.yokwe.net /index.php?name=News&startnum=1036 (2470 words)

	Marshall Islands Bibliography -- Politics and Economy
		Above the Angel is 24 point star representing the 21 municipalities of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; the four longer rays represent the 4 sub-centers of Majuro (the capital), Jaluit, Wotje, and Kwajalein Atolls.
		The bottom third of the seal field represents the ocean, with a coral lagoonal island with stylized coconut palms on the left and a stylized sailing outrigger canoe.
		The rim of the seal is a link chain representing that the islands are all linked together, half of the chain representing the Ralik group and the other half the Ratak.
	marshall.csu.edu.au /Marshalls/html/politics/Flag_and_seal.html (457 words)

	Kwajalein - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The population of Kwajalein island is approximately 2,500, all of whom are U.S. staff.
		A neighboring island Ebeye has the largest population in the atoll, with approximately 12,000 native residents living on 80 acres (320,000 m²) of land.
		Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Kwajalein (819 words)

	Marshall Islands
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a self-governing nation under the Compact of Free Association with the United States.
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
		There were no legal impediments to women's participation in government and politics; however, women's cultural responsibilities, traditionally passive roles, and the generally early age of pregnancies made it difficult for women to obtain political qualifications or experience.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18253.htm (2874 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MAJURO ATOLL, Marshall Islands - Of all places, this one is supposed to be permanent: The white tombstones directly face the balmy Central Pacific, coconut palms in the foreground wave in the trade winds, and the turquoise surf breaks on the reefs in the distance.
		While industrialized countries ponder the evidence and potential damage in coastal areas, low-lying island nations like the Marshalls worry that their countries will be rendered uninhabitable by rising seas and associated changes in weather patterns.
		Island nations at risk Coral atolls are extremely vulnerable: Their islands are low, flat, sandy-soil places resembling oversized sandbars.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/getasciiarchive?script/98/07/15/071598.intl.intl.2 (1223 words)

	Marshall Plan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Marshall Plan took form when U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged (June 5, 1947) that European countries decide on their economic needs so that material and financial aid from the United States could be integrated on a broad scale.
		Completed in 1952, the Marshall Plan was one aspect of the foreign aid program of the United States and greatly contributed to the economic recovery of Europe.
		Marshall has owned rights to the lake water for almost 50 years.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/m/marshalp1l.asp (1314 words)

	Snap Classic Search for Marshall Islands
		REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS Republic of the Marshall Islands Web Forum These beautiful islands are a collection of 1,225 islands and islets of which only five are single islands....
		...As the capital atoll of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Majuro..
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands This is an image of Arno Atoll taken out th...
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	Katomlap L'Enty's Republic of the Marshall Islands Home Page
		The Republic of the Marshall Islands, was formerly a Trust Territory of the United States.
		While I was in the Marshall Islands the United States was taken to court to insure that the people of the Marshall Islands were compensated for the damage for generations which was experienced by the atolls of Bikini and Enewetok.
		I was contracted by the Marshall Islands Atomic Testing Litigation Project, to prepare histories and intake forms for the eventual legal actions against the United States for their part in the contamination of the people and property of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
	www.ulbobo.com /keola/marshalls.html (959 words)

	The Marshall Islands, General Information - Resources Available
		Bikini is one of the atolls in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		Embassies and Consulates for Marshall Islands - Embassies and Consulates for Marshall Islands -
		Marshall Island Resort - Marshall Island Resort - Imagine relaxing on the edge of a tropical lagoon while waiting for the sunset...
	www.escapeartist.com /marshall/marshall.htm (1320 words)

	A Virtual Travel to Marshall Islands
		The Marshall Islands consists of 29 atolls and 5 individual islands totaling about 1,225 islands and 870 reef systems scattered over 750,000 square miles of the Central Pacific.
		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.
		Marshall Islands portal site with news and views related to the region.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/marshall_islands.htm (427 words)

	Top20MarshallIslands.com - Your Top20 Guide to Marshall Islands!
		Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar was the first European to sight the Marshalls, but the islands remained virtually unvisited by Europeans for several more centuries, before being visited by English captain John Marshall in 1788; the islands owe their name to him.
		The U.S. started conducting nuclear tests on the islands immediately after the war, continuing until the 1960s as the Pacific Proving Grounds.
		Melanesia : Fiji Â· New Caledonia Â· Papua New Guinea Â· Solomon Islands Â· Vanuatu
	www.top20marshallislands.com (923 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| January 23, 2005: Index: PCOL Exclusive: Marshall Islands
		Marshall Islands RPCV Jack Niedenthal, Bikinian by marriage and a spokesman for the islanders, believes that Washington, while spending billions elsewhere around the world, has not repaid its debt here.
		Marshall Island RPCV Chris Christensen remembers "In the 1960s, Peace Corps Volunteers, upon completion of training, were given a "book locker." The locker (actually a box about the size of a small footlocker) contained scores of paperbacks—history, politics, philosophy, fiction—that volunteers traded with each other."
		Although Wheat is not an RPCV and has limited overseas experience, in her two years at the agency she has come to be respected as someone with good political skills who listens and delegates authority and we wish her the best in her new position.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2027308.html (1213 words)

	History of Jarvis Island
		From 1858 to 1879 there is continuous record of guano shipments from Jarvis island, one of the most extensively exploited of the guano islands.
		Probably the most interesting period in the history of Jarvis Island is the period of near continuous occupation, or "colonization" from 1935 to early 1942.
		The publicly stated reasons for the colonization were to firm up U.S. territorial claims to the islands which were considered valuable for their locations as refueling stops for trans-Pacific air travel in the mid-1930s.
	home.att.net /~higley.family/sub1.htm (2736 words)

	Resources on the Marshall Islands --Politics and the Economy
		Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 1997-1999
		Composition of the Republic of the Marshall Islands' Cabinet in 2000
		Cultural Heritage Legislation of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/20521/20030619/marshall.csu.edu.au/politics.html (972 words)

	Solomon Islands dragooned into the "coalition of the willing"
		Reacting to press reports about the “coalition of the willing”, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza declared on March 25: “The government is completely unaware of such statements being made, and therefore wishes to disassociate itself from the report.” There was no public response from the Bush administration and the list remained unchanged.
		It is a small group of islands in the South Pacific located between Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu with a population of under half a million and a GDP of just $US800 million.
		Moreover, after several years of warring between rival island groups, the country is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, with its civil administration and services in a state of collapse.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/apr2003/solo-a02.shtml (628 words)

	Marshall Islands News - Breaking World Marshall Islands News - The New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By LAWRENCE K. Close to 700 people have been diagnosed with measles in the Marshall Islands, and 3 have died from it in a continuing outbreak that began in mid-July.
		The 45,000 people of the Marshall Islands, a former United States trust territory in the Pacific Ocean, will need to be rehoused or evacuated within 30 years if ocean levels rise as much as some scientists predict as a result of atmospheric warming, according to a United States study.
		The study, paid for by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, describes the Marshall Islands as one of the "innocent victims" of global warming.
	topics.nytimes.com /top/news/international/countriesandterritories/marshallislands?inline=nyt-geo (845 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Bikini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Two-piece garments worn by women for athletic purposes have been observed on Greek urns and paintings, dated as early as 1400 BC.
		The modern bikini was invented by engineer Louis Reard in Paris in 1946 (introduced on July 5), and named after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands, on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like the atomic bomb.
		Reard's suit was a refinement of the work of Jacques Heim who, two months earlier, had introduced the "Atome" (named for its size) and advertised it as the world's "smallest bathing suit".
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Bikini (754 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Before World War II the islands now known as the Republic of the Marshall Islands were a component of a Japanese administered Mandated Territory set up by the League of Nations.
		On 1 May 1979, in recognition of the evolving status of the Marshall Islands, the United States recognised the Constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
		The first President of the Marshall Islands, Amata Kabua, the Iroijlaplap, or Paramount Chief and a leader of great regional standing, passed away in December 1996.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965341624 (880 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Marshall Islands
		The Marshall Islands consist of two chains of coral atolls, together with more than 1,000 islets, just north of the Equator.
		The islands were occupied by the US for several decades after World War II.
		Tourism is one option; unspoiled beaches abound and the islands are an ideal base for scuba diving and sports fishing.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/newsid_1167000/1167854.stm (440 words)

	Marshall Islands
		In the past, government influence led to occasional self-censorship by the media in areas of political or cultural sensitivity; however, there were no known instances of self-censorship during the year.
		The percentage of women in government and politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population; however, there are no legal impediments to women's participation in government and politics.
		Domestic violence is not condoned in society, and most assaults occur while the assailant is under the influence of alcohol.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8347.htm (2917 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
		Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts, which prevented a return to full political stability and economic development.
		The Philippines was less severely affected by the Asian financial crisis of 1998 than its neighbors, aided in part by its high level of annual remittances from overseas workers, and no sustained runup in asset prices or foreign borrowing prior to the crisis.
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/rp.html (1515 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Country profiles \| Timeline: Marshall Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		1788 - The Marshall Islands are given their name by British Naval Captain John William Marshall who sails through the area with convicts bound for New South Wales.
		Germany leaves the running of the islands to a group of powerful German trading companies.
		The Marshall Islands will receive financial and other aid from the US, which retains responsibility for defence.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/2969476.stm (700 words)

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