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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 have been home to the US Army Base Kwajalein (USAKA) since 1964.
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Country
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Surface Area: 181.3 square km
Population: 73,630 (July 2002 est.)
Located in: Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean
Capital City: Majuro
Head of State: Kessai Hesa NOTE
Prime Minister: Kessai Hesa NOTE
Independent since: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
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