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"Flag description": {
"text": "blue with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on a gray latte stone (the traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a mwáár or head lei (wreath); blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the star represents the Commonwealth; the latte stone and the Carolinian mwáár (head lei) represent elements of the native Chamorro culture; the mwáár is composed of the flowers from four flowering plants: flores mayo (<em>Plumeria</em>), ylang-ylang or langilang (<em>Cananga odorata</em>), angagha or peacock flower (<em>Caesalpinia pulcherrima</em>), and teibwo or Pacific basil (<em>Ocimum tenuiflorum</em>)"
"text": "blue with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on a gray latte stone (the traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a mwáár or head lei (wreath); blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the star represents the Commonwealth; the Chamorro latte stone and the Carolinian mwáár (head lei) represent elements of Marianas culture; the mwáár is composed of the flowers from four flowering plants: flores mayo (<em>Plumeria</em>), ylang-ylang or langilang (<em>Cananga odorata</em>), angagha or peacock flower (<em>Caesalpinia pulcherrima</em>), and teibwo or Pacific basil (<em>Ocimum tenuiflorum</em>)"
},
"National symbol(s)": {
"text": "latte stone; national colors: blue, white"

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"text": "total: 0.9% of population (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"degree of risk": {
"text": "high (2020)"
},
"food or waterborne diseases": {
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
},
"vectorborne diseases": {
"text": "malaria"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "55.9% (2016)"
},
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},
"Economy": {
"Economic overview": {
"text": "high-income self-governing New Zealand territorial economy; tourism-based activity but diversifying; severely curtailed by COVID-19 pandemic; copra and tropical fruit exporter; recently received economic recovery support from Asian Development Bank"
"text": "high-income self-governing New Zealand territorial economy; tourism-based activity but diversifying; severely curtailed by COVID-19 pandemic; copra and tropical fruit exporter; Asian Development Bank aid recipient"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016": {
"text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.)"
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022": {
"text": "$266 million (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015": {
"text": "$183.2 million (2015 est.)"
}
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021": {
"text": "$257 million (2021 est.)"
},
"Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020": {
"text": "$287 million (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data are in 2015 dollars"
},
"Real GDP growth rate": {
"Real GDP growth rate 2005": {
"text": "0.1% (2005 est.)"
"Real GDP growth rate 2022": {
"text": "10.5% (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP growth rate 2021": {
"text": "-24.5% (2021 est.)"
},
"Real GDP growth rate 2020": {
"text": "-5.2% (2020 est.)"
}
},
"Real GDP per capita": {
"Real GDP per capita 2016": {
"text": "$16,700 (2016 est.)"
"Real GDP per capita 2022": {
"text": "$15,600 (2022 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2005": {
"text": "$9,100 (2005 est.)"
}
"Real GDP per capita 2021": {
"text": "$15,100 (2021 est.)"
},
"Real GDP per capita 2020": {
"text": "$16,800 (2020 est.)"
},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data are in 2015 dollars"
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.)"
"text": "$336 million (2022 est.)"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2011": {
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports."
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "Japan 37%, Thailand 21%, France 17% (2019)"
"text": "Japan 41%, France 18%, Thailand 16%, Greece 7%, China 6% (2021)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "fish products, recreational boats, paintings, lobsters, tuna (2021)"
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}
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "New Zealand 41%, China 21%, Italy 12%, Fiji 10% (2019)"
"text": "New Zealand 57%, Turkey 12%, Italy 11%, Israel 5%, Fiji 4% (2021)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "ships, refined petroleum, recreational boats, cars, flavored water (2019)"
"text": "motorboats, refined petroleum, integrated circuits, lumber, cars, edible preparations, flavored water, beer (2021)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"Debt - external 1996": {

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"text": "president elected by Parliament for a 3-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 October 2021 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister endorsed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<br>Ratu Wiliame KATONIVERE elected president; Wiliame KATONIVERE 28 votes, Teimumu KEPA 23 votes "
"text": "Ratu Wiliame KATONIVERE elected president; Wiliame KATONIVERE 28 votes, Teimumu KEPA 23 votes"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charg&eacute; d'Affaires Tony GREUBEL (since 20 January 2021); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu"
"text": "Ambassador Marie DAMOUR (since 24 November 2022); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "158 Princes Road, Tamavua, Suva"
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"text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 55 (2022)"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "170 Egypt (MFO); 165 Iraq (UNAMI); 150 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2022)"
"text": "170 Egypt (MFO); 160 Iraq (UNAMI); 150 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (2023)"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "established in 1920,<strong> </strong>the RFMF is a small and lightly-armed force with a history of intervening in the countrys politics, including coups in 1987 and 2006, and a mutiny in 2000, and it continues to have significant political power; the RFMF is responsible for external security but can be assigned some domestic security responsibilities in specific circumstances; it also has a tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping operations, having sent troops on nearly 20 such missions since first deploying personnel  to South Lebanon in 1978; these deployments have offered experience and a source of financial support; the RFMF has an infantry regiment and a small naval element comprised of patrol boats <br><br>Fiji has a \"shiprider\" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Fiji's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; \"shiprider\" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2023)"

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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador&nbsp;Carmen G. CANTOR&nbsp;(since 31 January 2020)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Alissa M. BIBB (since 4 August 2023)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "1286 US Embassy Place, Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941"

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"text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); gubernatorial election last held on 8 November 2022 (next to be held in November 2026)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<br>Lourdes LEON GUERRERO reelected governor; percent of vote - Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 55%, Felix CAMACHO (Republican Party) 44%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor"
"text": "Lourdes LEON GUERRERO reelected governor; percent of vote - Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 55%, Felix CAMACHO (Republican Party) 44%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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}
},
"Agricultural products": {
"text": "coconuts, roots/tubers nes, bananas, vegetables, taro, tropical fruit, poultry, pork, nuts, eggs"
"text": "coconuts, roots/tubers, bananas, vegetables, taro, tropical fruit, poultry, pork, nuts, eggs"
},
"Industries": {
"text": "fishing, handicrafts"

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"text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of New Caledonia elected by Territorial Congress for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 8 July 2021 (next to be held in 2026)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em><br>2021:</em> Louis MAPOU (PALIKA) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 votes out of 11<br><em>2019: </em>Thieryy SANTA (The Republicans) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 votes out of 11"
"text": "<em><br>2021:</em> Louis MAPOU (PALIKA) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes<br><br><em>2019: </em>Thieryy SANTA (The Republicans) elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 of 11 votes"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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"text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and presidents of the 6 provinces; Vanuatu president serves a 5-year term; election last held on 23 July 2022 (next to be held in 2027); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by Parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 20 April 2020 (next to be held following general elections in 2024)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Nikenike VUROBARAVU elected president in the eighth round on 23 July 2022 with 48 votes;<br>Ishmael KALSAKAU (UMP) elected prime minister on 4 November 2022 with 50 votes"
"text": "Nikenike VUROBARAVU elected president in eighth round on 23 July 2022 with 48 votes;<br>Ishmael KALSAKAU (UMP) elected prime minister on 4 November 2022 with 50 votes"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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}
},
"Ethnic groups": {
"text": "Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 est.)"
"text": "Nauruan 94.6%, I-Kiribati 2.2%, Fijian 1.3%, other 1.9% (2021 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist 0.7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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"text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 September 2022 (next to be held in 2025)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<p>Russ KUN elected president unopposed</p>"
"text": "Russ KUN elected president unopposed"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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"text": "total: NA"
}
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"degree of risk": {
"text": "high (2020)"
},
"food or waterborne diseases": {
"text": "bacterial diarrhea"
},
"vectorborne diseases": {
"text": "malaria"
}
},
"Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
"text": "NA"
},
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"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 9 November 2022 (next to be held not later than December 2025)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<p>Simon YOUNG elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA; took office 1 January 2023</p>"
"text": "Simon YOUNG elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA; took office 1 January 2023"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {

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}
},
"Ethnic groups": {
"text": "Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%, Carolinian 2%, Asian 21.7%, Caucasian 1.2%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)"
"text": "Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70.6%, Carolinian 1.2%, Asian 26.5%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.)",
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in Angaur"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)"
"text": "Roman Catholic 46.9%, Protestant 30.9% (Evangelical 24.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, other Protestant 1.4%), Modekngei 5.1% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 4.9%, other 12.3% (2020 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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"text": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 November 2020 (next to be held in November 2024)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<em>2020: </em>Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. elected president (in second round); percent of vote - Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. (independent) 56.7%, Raynold OILUCH (independent) 43.3%<br><br><em>2016:</em> Tommy REMENGESAU reelected president; percent of vote - Tommy REMENGESAU (independent) 51.3%, Surangel WHIPPS, Jr.(independent) 48.7%; Antonio BELLS elected vice president"
"text": "<br><em>2020: </em>Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. elected president in second round; percent of vote - Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. (independent) 56.7%, Raynold OILUCH (independent) 43.3%<br><br><em>2016:</em> Tommy REMENGESAU reelected president; percent of vote - Tommy REMENGESAU (independent) 51.3%, Surangel WHIPPS, Jr.(independent) 48.7%; Antonio BELLS elected vice president"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charg&eacute; d'Affaires James BOUGHNER (since September 2022)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charg&eacute; d'Affaires James BOUGHNER (since 9 September 2022)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Omsangel/Beklelachieb, Airai 96940"

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}
},
"Ethnic groups": {
"text": "Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006 est.)"
"text": "Marshallese 95.6%, Filipino 1.1%, other 3.3% (2021 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"Languages": {
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"note": "<strong>note:</strong> English (official), widely spoken as a second language"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 80.5% (United Church of Christ 47%, Assembly of God 16.2%, Bukot Nan Jesus 5.4%, Full Gospel 3.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 3%, Salvation Army 1.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, Meram in Jesus 1.2%, other Protestant 1.1%), Roman Catholic 8.5%, Church of Jesus Christ 7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%,&nbsp; other 1.2%, none 1.1% (2011 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 79.3% (United Church of Christ 47.9%, Assembly of God 14.1%, Full Gospel 5%, Bukot Nan Jesus 3%, Salvation Army 2.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, New Beginning Church 1.4%, other Protestant 1.6%), Roman Catholic 9.3%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 3.3%, none 1.1% (2021 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
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},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Roxanne CABRAL (since 6 February 2020)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Lance POSEY (since 18 August 2023)"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "Mejen Weto, Ocean Side, Majuro"
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"Transnational Issues": {
"Disputes - international": {
"text": "<p><em>Marshall Islands-US</em>: claims US territory of Wake Island; the Marshall Islands put its claim on record with the UN in 2016</p> <p> </p>"
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List &mdash; Marshall Islands does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so; officials identified a labor trafficking victim, conducted awareness-raising activities, and continued to investigate a government official allegedly complicit in trafficking; however, the government did not demonstrate overall increasing efforts, compared with the previous reporting period, to expand its anti-trafficking capacity; the government did not prosecute any traffickers for the third consecutive year and has not convicted any traffickers since 2011; officials did not use standard operating procedures to identify trafficking victims and penalized victims for immigration offenses committed as a direct result of being trafficked; law enforcement officials, who have a limited understanding of trafficking, did not receive anti-trafficking training, nor did the government provide adequate financial and technical resources for anti-trafficking efforts; therefore, Marshall Islands was downgraded to Tier 2 Watch List (2023)"
},
"trafficking profile": {
"text": "human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in the Marshall lslands, as well as Marshallese victims abroad; traffickers, including hotel and bar staff and family members, recruit and transport Marshallese and East Asian women and girls and exploit them in sex trafficking in the Marshall Islands with foreign construction workers and crew members of foreign fishing and commercial ships; traffickers exploit some foreign fishermen under conditions indicative of forced labor on ships in Marshallese waters; foreign women, including some Chinese nationals, are recruited with promises of work, are forced into commercial sex in establishments frequented by crew members of China-affiliated and other foreign fishing vessels; traffickers exploit Chinese nationals in Chinese-owned businesses; some wealthier or more powerful family members use traditional cultural practices to exploit impoverished Marshallese from outer Islands to serve as indentured labor; limited reports indicate some Marshallese searching for work in the US experience indicators of trafficking, such as passport confiscation, excessive work hours, and fraudulent recruitment, while some Marshallese children are transported to the US and exploited in situations of sexual abuse with indicators of sex trafficking (2023)"
}
}
}
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"text": "chief of state indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term (2-term limit); election last held on 23 August 2022 (next to be held in 2027); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state, approved by the Legislative Assembly"
},
"election results": {
"text": "<br><em>2022</em>: TUIMALEALI'IFANO Vaaletoa Sualauvi II (independent) unanimously reelected by the Legislative Assembly"
"text": "TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va&rsquo;aletoa Sualauvi II (independent) unanimously reelected by the Legislative Assembly"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {