The Marshall Islands are located nearly midway between Indonesia and Hawaii. They are the easternmost island group in Micronesia and cover approximately 2 million square km's in the Central Pacific Ocean. It has a population of around 500,000 living mostly in Majuro.
Official Language : Marshallese, English
Legal System : Common Law
Currency : United States Dollar (USD)
Time Zone : GMT +12
Economy :The Marshall Islands only recently began to be viewed as a tourist destination. For environmental reasons, controlled tourism is the watchword, whether on Majuro or on the outer atolls, the lagoons and the ocean offer snorkelling, scuba diving, sport-fishing and sailing.
Holiday :Public holidays 2009