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Coordinates : 9°N 168°E / 9°N 168°E / 9; 168
The Marshall Islands , officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( Marshallese : Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ ), is an island country located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean , slightly west of the International Date Line . Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia . The country's population of 53,158 people (at the 2011 Census) is spread out over 29 coral atolls , comprising 1,156 individual islands and islets . The islands share maritime boundaries with the Federate
Micronesian colonists gradually settled the Marshall Islands during the 2nd millennium BC , with inter-island navigation made possible using traditional stick charts . Islands in the archipelago were first explored by Europeans in the 1520s, with Spanish explorer Alonso de Salazar sighting an atoll in August 1526. Other expeditions by Spanish and English ships followed. The islands derive their name from British explorer John Marshall , who visited in 1788. The islands were historically known by the inhabit
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