Marshall Islands and the United Nations
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The Marshall Islands
joined the United Nations
on September 17, 1991. Although the Marshall Islands is sovereign, it is bound by a Compact of Free Association
with the United States
. The Marshall Islands shows overwhelming support for the United States. On 13 key issues in 2008, the Marshall Islands matched the vote of the United States 100% of the time.. The Marshall Islands are also one of the staunchest supporters of Israel, like the United States.
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
joined the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
on September 17, 1991. Although the Marshall Islands is sovereign, it is bound by a Compact of Free Association
Compact of Free Association
The Compact of Free Association defines the relationship that three sovereign states—the Federated States of Micronesia , the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau—have entered into as associated states with the United States.Now sovereign nations, the three freely associated...
with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The Marshall Islands shows overwhelming support for the United States. On 13 key issues in 2008, the Marshall Islands matched the vote of the United States 100% of the time.. The Marshall Islands are also one of the staunchest supporters of Israel, like the United States.
See also
- United States and the United NationsUnited States and the United NationsThe United States is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council.- U.S. role in establishing the UN :...
- Micronesia and the United NationsMicronesia and the United NationsThe Federated States of Micronesia joined the United Nations on September 17, 1991, five years after obtaining its independence from the United States of America. its ambassador to the United Nations is Masao Nakayama. Although de jure sovereign, the F.S...
- Marshall Islands-United States relationsMarshall Islands-United States relationsMarshall Islands – United States relations are bilateral relations between Marshall Islands and the United States.- History :The Republic of the Marshall Islands is a sovereign nation in "free association" with the United States. The Marshall Islands and the United States maintain excellent relations...
- Israel-Marshall Islands relations