General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: The Marshall Islands
- Official English country name: The Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Marshallese
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the Marshall Islands
- ISO country codes: MH, MHL, 584
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MH
- Internet country code top-level domain: .mh
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