Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands /ˈmɑrʃəl ˈaɪləndz/, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), 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. This nation of roughly 62,000 persons is located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of the Federated States of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. territory of Wake Island, to which it lays claim.
==Religion in the Marshall Islands==
The majority of the people of the Marshall Islands are Christians, approximately 75% of the population are Protestants and 9% are Roman Catholics. Minority religions in the Marshall Islands include the Baha'i Faith, which is followed by 0.6% of the population, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism, which are each followed by about 0.1% of the population.
==References==
*http://www.thedhamma.com/buddhists_in_the_world.htm
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
==External links==
* Wikipedia article about the Marshall Islands.
* Wikitravel article about the Marshall Islands.
Category:Buddhism by location