Geography of the Marshall Islands Geography of the Marshall Islands The Marshalls consist of 29 atolls and five isolated islands, which form two parallel groups—the "Ratak" (sunrise) chain and the "Ralik" (sunset) chain. The Marshalls share maritime boundaries with Micronesia and Kiribati. Two-thirds of the nation's population lives in Majuro and Ebeye. The outer islands are sparsely populated due to lack of employment opportunities and economic development. Location: Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates: Map references: Oceania Area: <br>"total:" 181.3 km² <br>"land:" 181.3 km² <br>"water:" 0 km²
Marshall Islands High School 1996 the dropout rate was 16%. The current president of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, attended Marshall Islands High School before attending college in the United States. <http://www.rmiembassyus.org/Education.htm> Marshall Islands High School The school serves the following atolls and islands: Majuro, Arno, Enewetak, and Mili. Marshall Islands High School began as Marshall Islands Intermediate School, being established as a high school around the time at which the first class graduated in 1965, a class which numbered 13 students. An addition was built between the late 1960s to the middle of the 1970s, a period when several other public high schools