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n the quiet, traditional villages away from Majuro and Kwajalein, the people are friendly and a few usually speak English. Although some outer islanders still use the traditional korkor canoe, boom-booms (motorboats) are steadily gaining in popularity. Read more…

Majuro (pronounced /ˈmædʒəroʊ/), population 25,400 people (as of 2004[update]), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Built on an atoll of 64 islands, the Majuro Atoll, Majuro has a port, shopping district, hotels, and an international airport. Read more…

Nowhere in Micronesia is the US military presence so pronounced as on Kwajalein Atoll, a US$4 billion space tracking and missile defence facility operated by the US Department of Defense.
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Over 1300 Marshallese labourers work on Kwajalein Island and live on 31-hectare Ebeye Island, 5km to the north, where population density is higher than in Hong Kong. Read more…