Island Marshall Republic

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation in "free association" with the United States. After more than a decade of negotiation, the Marshall Islands and the United States signed the Compact of Free Association on June 25, 1983. The people of the Marshall Islands approved the compact in a UN-observed plebiscite on September 7, 1983. The U.S. Congress subsequently approved the compact, adding several amendments which were accepted by the Government of the Marshall Islands and the compact entered into force on October 21, 1986. In 1999-2003, the two nations negotiated an amended Compact that entered into force on May 1, 2004. Under the amended Compact, the U.S. will provide the RMI $57 million over the next ten years and $62 million over the following 10 years, and will give Marshallese access to U.S. programs and services throughout. A Joint Economic Management and Financial Accountability Committee (JEMFAC) comprised of representatives of both governments will ensure t ... [Read More]

Report Evaluating the Request of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands Presented to the Congress of the United States of America

Exposure: The facts regarding radioactive fallout do not support a request under the "changed circumstances" provision of the section 177 settlement agreement. In its request, the RMI asserts that a far wider area of the Marshall Islands than the northerly atolls and islands that are the focus of the section 177 settlement agreement was exposed to dangerous levels of radioactivity. The weight of expert scientific evidence indicates that the present impact of radioactive fallout on the Marshall Islands is limited to the more northerly atolls and islands. Although some islands may never be suitable for communities or food gathering and should remain off limits, most historically inhabited islands in the northern atolls could be resettled under specific conditions. The section 177 settlement agreement recognized that, within the northern atolls, some islands would be more habitable than others. In the section 177 settlement agreement, the Government of the Marshall Islan ... [Read More]

Marshall Islands

COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Republic of the Marshall Islands totals 70.5 square miles and is composed of two coral atoll chains in the Central Pacific just north of the equator. A sovereign nation in free association with the United States, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is a parliamentary democracy. It has a developing agrarian and service-oriented economy. Tourist facilities are not widely available but those that exist are adequate. The capital of Majuro has hotels. Several other atolls have limited guest quarters. Read the Department of State Background Notes on the Marshall Islands for additional information. ... [Read More]

Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific

U.S. Department of StateBackground Notes: Marshall Islands, May 1996Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsPrepared and released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Pacific Island AffairsMay 1996Official Name: Republic of the Marshall IslandsPROFILEGeographyArea: 181 sq. km. (approximately 70 sq. mi.) of islands scattered over 500,000 sq. mi. of the Western Pacific; slightly larger than Washington, DC.Cities: Capital--Majuro (pop. 225000). Other cities--Ebeye, Jaluit.Terrain: 29 low-lying coral atolls and islands.Climate: Tropical with a wet season from May to November.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective--Marshallese.Population (1996 est.): 56,000.Annual growth rate: 4%.Ethnic groups: 90% Marshallese, 10% U.S., Filipino, Chinese, New Zealander, and Korean.Religions: Christian, mostly Protestant.Languages: English; two major Marshallese dialects from Malayo-Polynesian family; Japanese.Education: Literacy (1995)--60%.Health: Infant mortality rate-- ... [Read More]

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Countries Participating in Hague Convention

List of Countries and Territories Participating in Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public DocumentsAlbaniaAntigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahamas Belarus Belgium BelizeBosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Bulgaria  Colombia Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic   El Salvador Estonia  Figi Finland France Germany GreeceHonduras Hungary  Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan  Latvia Lesotho Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia MalawiMalta Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Netherlands (Aruba)  Niue (Savage Island)  Norw ... [Read More]

Dominican Republic (05/05)

In the next century, French settlers occupied the western end of the island, which Spain ceded to France in 1697, and which, in 1804, became the Republic of Haiti. The Haitians conquered the whole island in 1822 and held it until 1844, when forces led by Juan Pablo Duarte, the hero of Dominican independence, drove them out and established the Dominican Republic as an independent state. In 1861, the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire; in 1865, independence was restored. Economic difficulties, the threat of European intervention, and ongoing internal disorders led to a U.S. occupation in 1916 and the establishment of a military government in the Dominican Republic. The occupation ended in 1924, with a democratically elected Dominican Government. ... [Read More]

Department of State Washington File: Text: GAO Calls for Accountability over Funds to Island Nations

I am pleased to be here today to provide information you requested regarding economic assistance provided by the United States from 1987 through 1998, under the Compact of Free Association, to the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In 1986, the U.S. government entered into an international agreement, the Compact of Free Association, with each nation. This Compact represents a continuation of U.S. financial support that had been supplied to these areas for almost 40 years after World War II under the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Specifically, my testimony will address (1) the use of Compact funding by the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, (2) the progress made by both nations in advancing economic self-sufficiency, (3) the role of Compact funds in supporting economic progress, and (4) the amount of accountability over Compact expenditures. My statement will be accompanied by photog ... [Read More]

American Citizen Registration Form

HTTP/1.0 200 OKCache-Control: max-age=11855Connection: closeDate: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:46:17 GMTETag: "545009-7f4-425a9e6a"Server: ApacheContent-Length: 24965Content-Type: text/htmlLast-Modified: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:46:17 GMTClient-Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:34:58 GMTClient-Peer: 208.254.57.181:80Client-Response-Num: 1Title: American Citizen Registration Form 1111American Citizen Registration Form To register successfully, you must fill in all the required fields (marked by an asterisk). After filling out the form, make sure to click "Send".Please submit a separate form for each American Citizen that is to be registered. [Read More]