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Marshall Islands Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of the Marshall Islands with its 2 first-level divisions, the capital Majuro and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Marshall Islands

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 2 units

The Marshall Islands is divided into 2 first-level administrative divisions:

Railik ChainRatak Chain

Largest cities in Marshall Islands

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1MajuroCapital25,400

Majuro is the largest urban area in the Marshall Islands with about 25,400 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in the Marshall Islands: ≈ 212 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for the Marshall Islands at this map scale.

Ethnic groups in Marshall Islands

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Marshallese
95.6%Filipino
1.1%other
3.3%

Marshallese 95.6%, Filipino 1.1%, other 3.3% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Marshallese is the most common ethnic group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Marshall Islands

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Protestant
79.3%Roman Catholic
9.3%Church of Jesus Christ
5.7%Jehovah's Witness
1.3%other
3.3%none
1.1%

Protestant 79.3% (United Church of Christ 47.9%, Assembly of God 14.1%, Full Gospel 5%, Bukot Nan Jesus 3%, Salvation Army 2.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, New Beginning Church 1.4%, other Protestant 1.6%), Roman Catholic 9.3%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 3.3%, none 1.1% (2021 est.

Regionally, Protestant is the most common religious group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Marshall Islands

CIA World Factbook
Marshallese
98.2%other languages
1.8%

Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999)

Regionally, Marshallese is the most common language group across most of the 2 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.