Administrative divisions of Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands is divided into 2 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Marshall Islands
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MajuroCapital | 25,400 |
Majuro is the largest urban area in the Marshall Islands with about 25,400 people.
Terrain, 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
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
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
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
Explore more
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.