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title: "Marshall Islands — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Marshall Islands: capital Majuro, area 181 km², population 36,282 (2025), currency United States dollar. Languages, time zones and calling code."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/marshall-islands/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Marshall Islands

**Marshall Islands: Capital Majuro**

181 km² · 36,282 people (2025) · United States dollar

29 coral atolls and five islands, about 181 km² of land scattered over 1.9 million km² of ocean. Kwajalein encloses the largest lagoon in the world, roughly 2,170 km². The average elevation is about 2 m, which makes it one of the lowest-lying countries anywhere.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Majuro
- **Area:** 181 km² — 70 sq mi
- **Population:** 36,282 (2025)
- **Density:** 200.5 people per km²
- **Currency:** United States dollar (USD, $)
- **Official languages:** English, Marshallese
- **Time zone:** UTC+12:00
- **Calling code:** +692
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** MH · MHL
- **Continent:** Oceania

## How it compares

- **By area:** 194 of 200
- **By population:** 195 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maldives | 298 | 529,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 261 | 46,922 |
| Marshall Islands ← | 181 | 36,282 |
| Liechtenstein | 160 | 41,024 |
| San Marino | 61 | 34,109 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Marshall Islands?

Majuro

### What currency does Marshall Islands use?

The United States dollar (USD).

### How big is Marshall Islands?

181 km², or 70 square miles — 194 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Marshall Islands drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Maldives](https://atoneplace.net/country/maldives/)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://atoneplace.net/country/saint-kitts-and-nevis/)
- [Liechtenstein](https://atoneplace.net/country/liechtenstein/)
- [San Marino](https://atoneplace.net/country/san-marino/)
- [Australia](https://atoneplace.net/country/australia/)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://atoneplace.net/country/papua-new-guinea/)
- [New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country/new-zealand/)
- [Fiji](https://atoneplace.net/country/fiji/)
- [Solomon Islands](https://atoneplace.net/country/solomon-islands/)
- [Vanuatu](https://atoneplace.net/country/vanuatu/)
- [Samoa](https://atoneplace.net/country/samoa/)
- [Kiribati](https://atoneplace.net/country/kiribati/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]