The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1993 to 2025 Oceania

Location Marshall Islands, in 33 editions.

The entry for Marshall Islands published Location in 33 editions of 36, from 1993 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Location in every entry.

editions changed the text
9
the first edition with it
1993
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Location” (1993 to 2025).

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The same text in 7 editions, 2019 to 2025.

  • Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia;
  • the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group;
  • the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225;
  • 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited

Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group; the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225; 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Marshall Islands: Location.” The World Factbook, 1993–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/marshall-islands/location.

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