Marshall Islands

Question: Writing an essay on Marshall Islands? Answer: Introduction I am writing an essay on Marshall Islands. It is a small island country and is located close to the equator in Pacific Ocean. The largest city and the capital of this country is Majuro. The official language of the natives is Marshallese, English is fairly a common language that is spoken in this Island. Location Marshall Islands is a part of a larger group of Islands known as Micronesia. It is located 4000 km in the northeast direction of Australia. There are two groups of islands running from northwest to southeast. A rough estimation of about 30 atolls and 1152 islands are present in the Marshall Islands but only 19 atolls and 4 islands are inhabited. It is located in the tropics and thus the weather of the country is mostly humid and hot. Temperature of the country in average is around 81 degree Fahrenheit or 27 degree Celsius. The country receives rain from the month of May till November. The annual rainfall received every year is about 157 inches or 4000 millimeters. Population The population of the country was estimated to be 6800 in the year 2009 and the density of the population is about 375 persons present per kilometer square (2015). The population is growing in a rather rapid speed. The birth rate of this country was 45 to 1000 births in the total population and 6 to 1000 deaths. This rate of birth and death rate suggest that most of the population of this country is about the average age of 0 to 14 years. Population in the urban area is about 70% of the total population of the country. Major number of the population of this country belongs to Micronesian group. Most of the inhabitants practice Christianity. The literacy rate in the year 1980 showed that the rate was about 93%. Economy There is a very little scope of exports due to the fact that the Islands have not many natural resources. This is the reason why they import things more than export. They have 2 brackets for income tax with the rates of 12 percent and 8 percent and 3 percent corporate tax. US government assists the island and this is the reason why the islands economy has not broken down. They have a base in the country for which they give rent to the locals (Rmiembassyus.org, 2015). Agriculture in Marshall Islands in confined to very small farms. The commercial crops that that grow include tomatoes, melons, coconuts and breadfruit. There are few small scale industries present which is confined to fish processing, handicrafts and copra. The economy of the country is also stable due to its tourism. In the year of 1997 about 1000 tourist arrived in this islands. There are some private hotels present and there are many guest houses provided by the government in the country. In the year 1977 was estimated that about 3 million dollars were made because of tourism. The tourism rate was falling down in the past due to the fact that the country did not have a lot of facilities (Unesco.org, 2015). History Marshall Islands were first occupied by the Micronesians in the 2nd millennium BC, very little is known about its history. It was first explored by a Spanish voyager Alonso de Salazar in 1526. European travelers, Captain John along with Thomas Gilbert entered the islands in the year 1788. It was named Marshall Islands after the European traveler captain John Marshall. Spain had a claim over Marshall Islands from the year of 1874 but she did not try to maintain its foothold there and as a result Germany gained their position in Marshall Islands. Britain had no objection on the colonization of Marshall Islands by the Germans.Even before the Germans came and colonized the place, Japanese fisherman and traders visited the Marshall Islands time to time. During the World War I, Japan captured many colonies including many in Micronesia. During the time when Japan colonized the Marshall Islands, they moved or shifted 1000 or more Japanese to these Islands. Japan even inflated the administration and also appointed leaders who were natives this weakened their tradition of ruling. One third of the land that was above the water level was taken by the Japanese government. During the Second World War, US occupied and invaded the Islands in the year 1944. During the time of its invasion by the US the people in the Islands suffered due to the lack of food items and injuries. This Island was then used for nuclear tests. Marshall Islands gained its freedom in the year 1979 and the country gained full and complete control in governing the country. The procedure of Independence was officially complete in the year 1990. Intresting Fact The islands comprise 2 small groups of islands and a total of 29 atolls. It is one of the smallest country in the world. The two groups of island are: Ratak Chain which means sunrise and Ralik which mean sunset. Its history goes back to second millennium BC; the occupants were mainly sea travelers. It motto is jepilpilin ke ejukaan meaning accomplishment through joint effort. A flower named Flame of the Forest is found in the atolls which s considered as a blessing by the natives of the country. The most important food in its economy is Copra which is dried coconut meat. There is only one land mammal preset in the country which is Polynesian rat. Us government performed nuclear test in the atolls of this country (Topics.nytimes.com, 2015). The nuclear test was performed in the year 1954 on March 1. It was the first hydrogen bomb that was tested and the name of the Atoll where it was tested is Bikini. Conclusion Marshal islands are one of the smallest countries. It was colonized and explored by several nations. Its economy is still standing due to the assistance received from US. 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