Micronesia
Flag of Marshall Islands
A scattered nation of coral rings in the open Pacific.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #003090 69%
- #f0f0f0 9%
- #d86000 8%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Marshall Islands in numbers
| Official name | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| Capital | Majuro |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania |
| Population | 59,194 |
| Area | 181 km² · 327 people per km² |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Languages | English, Marshallese |
| Country codes | MH · MHL · .mh |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- The Marshall Islands are made up of coral atolls and islands spread across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
- Bikini Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands, became infamous as a Cold War nuclear testing ground and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Marshallese navigators traditionally read ocean swells using woven "stick charts" to find their way between islands.
Did you know
The capital, Majuro, sits on an atoll so narrow that in places you can see the ocean on one side and the lagoon on the other.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.