Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands the Marshall Islands, went from 2% to 11.5% according to Bahá'í sources. Similar growth rates are reported in some other Pacific nations. But as early as 2001 the US State Dept estimated the Bahá'ís at 0.6 percent or about 400. However almost at the same time the 2000 World Christian Encyclopedia estimation of a Bahá'í population was just over 1,000, or 1.50%. Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands The Bahá'í Faith in the Marshall Islands begins after 1916 with a mention by `Abdu'l-Bahá, then head of the religion, that Bahá'ís should take the religion there. The first Bahá'í to pioneer
Elections in the Marshall Islands Elections in the Marshall Islands Elections in Marshall Islands gives information on election and election results in Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four-year term by the parliament. The Legislature ("Nitijela") has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The Legislature was last elected 17 November 2003 without the participation of parties, though part of the members could be members of the United Democratic Party. The Marshall Islands is a state in which political parties