under whose influence the atolls have been for years through colonialism and war. the republic of the marshall islands is a developing country among other problems the prevalence of leprosy there is one of the highest in the world about a third of inhabitants have already left not fleeing climate change yet but poverty and the lack of prospects most of this exodus involves young people and most of them go to the united states. one of the main sources of revenue is the granting of fisheries licenses to foreign vessels but that also takes precious resources abroad. coconut oil production