Marshall Islands Introduction 2012, CIA World Factbook

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Marshall Islands Introduction 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 23,

Background:
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.

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This page was last modified 07-Mar-12

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Marshall Islands Introduction 2012 SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES