Kili ( or Kole, 41 local language; It is a coral atoll of 0.93 km2 in the Pacific Ocean, situated at 5 ° 37 N, 169 ° 07 E.? It is southwest of Jaluit, in the Ralik chain and belongs to the Marshall Islands: is one of the smaller islands. It was also known by the names Hunter Island (Bennet 41 1797; and Djeboar Island. It seems that the first ship to arrive in the island was the English merchant "Britannia " in 1797.1 the island was uninhabited until 1948, when the United States Government moved there to the inhabitants of Bikini Atoll while carrying out nuclear tests, after having first located in the island of Rongerik and Kwajalein. In 1978, some tried to return to Bikini, but were evacuated again, since Bikini was still containing index high of radioactividad.2 on Kili live about 1,200 inhabitants, although - according to other data-in 2005 it had 602 inhabitants. Kili has no lagoon or reef protection. Not is it can be accessed by sea for four months a year because of the fury of the sea. A small airport ensures the contacts. The main agricultural product is copra. By the agreement between the United States and the Marshall Islands, the population receives an aid of about $15 per year per capita. It has a primary school with about 150 students.
