The Marshall Islands – Federated States of Micronesia Maritime Boundary Treaty is a 2006 treaty

Treaty

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 between the Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , 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. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

 and the Federated States of Micronesia

Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...

 (FSM) that delimits

Boundary delimitation

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 the maritime boundary

Maritime boundary

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 between the two countries.

The treaty was signed in Majuro

Majuro

Majuro , is a large coral atoll of 64 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands. The atoll itself has a land area of and encloses a lagoon of...

 on 5 July 2006. The boundary

Border

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 set out by the treaty consists of ten straight-line maritime

Ocean

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 segments defined by 11 specific coordinate points in the ocean between the two island countries. The treaty was signed by FSM President

President of the Federated States of Micronesia

The following is a list of the Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia:-See also:*High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands...

 Joseph J. Urusemal

Joseph J. Urusemal

Joseph John "Joe" Urusemal is a Micronesian political figure who served as the sixth President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 2003 until 2007....

 and Marshall Islands President

President of the Marshall Islands

-List of Presidents of the Marshall Islands:...

 Kessai Note

Kessai Note

Kessai Hesa Note is a former President of the Marshall Islands, having served from 2000 to 2008.Having served as Speaker of Parliament since 1988, he was elected President in 2000, and was the first commoner to be elected to the Presidency...

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The full name of the treaty is Treaty between the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands concerning Maritime Boundaries and Cooperation on Related matters.