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- Government
-
- Long-form name: Republic of the Marshall Islands.
-
- Type: constitutional government in free association with
- the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force
- 21 October 1986.
-
- Capital: Majuro.
-
- Administrative divisions: none.
-
- Independence: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered
- UN trusteeship; formerly the Marshall Islands District of
- the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands).
-
- Constitution: 1 May 1979.
-
- Legal system: based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts
- of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws.
-
- National holiday: Proclamation of the Republic of the Marshall
- Islands, 1 May (1979).
-
- Executive branch: president, Cabinet.
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- Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (Nitijela).
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
-
- Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--President
- Amata KABUA (since 1979).
-
- Political parties and leaders: no formal parties; President
- Kabua is chief political (and traditional) leader.
-
- Suffrage: universal at age 18.
-
- Elections:
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- President--last held NA November 1987 (next to be held November
- 1991); results--President Amata Kabua was reelected;
-
- Parliament--last held NA November 1987 (next to be held
- November 1991); results--percent of vote NA; seats--(33 total).
-
- Communists: none.
-
- Member of: SPF, ESCAP (associate).
-
- Diplomatic representation: Representative Wilfred I. KENDALL;
- Representative Office at Suite 1004, 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
- Washington DC 20006; telephone (202) 223-4952; US--Representative
- Samuel B. THOMSEN; US Office at NA address (mailing address
- is P.O. Box 680, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960);
- telephone 692-9-3348.
-
- Flag: blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side
- corner--orange (top) and white; there is a white star with
- four large rays and 20 small rays on the hoist side above
- the two stripes.
-