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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. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network.[1]
Economical characteristics
- Currency: United States dollar (ISO code: USD)
- This country does not seem to have a central bank.
Statistics
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[2] | 95.360 | 107.573 | 110.480 | 119.286 | 123.788 | 130.737 | 137.575 | 143.891 | 149.219 | 158.400 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[3] | ||||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[4] | ||||||||||
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[5] | ||||||||||
| Debt to revenue (years) |
References
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCIA_MH - ↑ World Bank. "Marshall Islands: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Marshall Islands: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Marshall Islands: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Marshall Islands: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
External links
- Marshall Islands on Wikipedia
- BBC country profile