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World Gazetteer Results for Palau:
NamePalau
Geographical TypeLocality
Population3959
Latitude
Longitude
CountryItaly
Administrative DivisionSardinien
Dictionary Results for Palau:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Palau
    n 1: a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in
         association with the United States [syn: Palau, Republic
         of Palau, TT]
    2: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the
       western central Pacific Ocean [syn: Palau, Palau Islands,
       Belau, Pelew]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Palau

   Introduction Palau
   ------------------
                            Background: After three decades as part of the
                                        UN Trust Territory of the Pacific
                                        under US administration, this
                                        westernmost cluster of the Caroline
                                        Islands opted for independence in
                                        1978 rather than join the Federated
                                        States of Micronesia. A Compact of
                                        Free Association with the US was
                                        approved in 1986, but not ratified
                                        until 1993. It entered into force
                                        the following year when the islands
                                        gained independence.
  
   Geography Palau
   ---------------
                              Location: Oceania, group of islands in the
                                        North Pacific Ocean, southeast of
                                        the Philippines
                Geographic coordinates: 7 30 N, 134 30 E
                        Map references: Oceania
                                  Area: total: 458 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 458 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly more than 2.5 times the
                                        size of Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 1,519 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
                                        territorial sea: 3 NM
                                        extended fishing zone: 200 NM
                               Climate: wet season May to November; hot and
                                        humid
                               Terrain: varying geologically from the high,
                                        mountainous main island of
                                        Babelthuap to low, coral islands
                                        usually fringed by large barrier
                                        reefs
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus
                                        242 m
                     Natural resources: forests, minerals (especially gold),
                                        marine products, deep-seabed
                                        minerals
                              Land use: arable land: 21.74%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 78.26% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: typhoons (June to December)
          Environment - current issues: inadequate facilities for disposal
                                        of solid waste; threats to the
                                        marine ecosystem from sand and coral
                                        dredging, illegal fishing practices,
                                        and overfishing
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Climate Change-Kyoto
                                        Protocol, Desertification, Law of
                                        the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
                                        signed, but not ratified: none of
                                        the selected agreements
                      Geography - note: westernmost archipelago in the
                                        Caroline chain, consists of six
                                        island groups totaling more than 300
                                        islands; includes World War II
                                        battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu)
                                        and world-famous rock islands
  
   People Palau
   ------------
                            Population: 19,409 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.8% (male 2,678;
                                        female 2,522)
                                        15-64 years: 68.6% (male 7,241;
                                        female 6,074)
                                        65 years and over: 4.6% (male 426;
                                        female 468) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 1.61% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 19.32 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1.14 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 16.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.19 years
                                        female: 72.5 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 66.07 years
                  Total fertility rate: 2.47 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Palauan(s)
                                        adjective: Palauan
                         Ethnic groups: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan
                                        and Melanesian admixtures) 70%,
                                        Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by
                                        Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese)
                                        28%, white 2% (2000 est.)
                             Religions: Christian (Roman Catholics 49%,
                                        Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's
                                        Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the
                                        Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day
                                        Saints), Modekngei religion (one-
                                        third of the population observes
                                        this religion which is indigenous to
                                        Palau)
                             Languages: English and Palauan official in all
                                        states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese
                                        and English are official), Tobi
                                        (Tobi and English are official), and
                                        Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and
                                        English are official)
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 92%
                                        male: 93%
                                        female: 90% (1980 est.)
  
   Government Palau
   ----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Palau
                                        conventional short form: Palau
                                        local short form: Belau
                                        former: Palau District (Trust
                                        Territory of the Pacific Islands)
                                        local long form: Beluu er a Belau
                       Government type: constitutional government in free
                                        association with the US; the Compact
                                        of Free Association entered into
                                        force 1 October 1994
                               Capital: Koror; note - a new capital is being
                                        built about 20 km northeast of Koror
              Administrative divisions: 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur,
                                        Hatobohei, Kayangel, Koror,
                                        Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong,
                                        Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar,
                                        Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu,
                                        Sonsoral
                          Independence: 1 October 1994 (from the US-
                                        administered UN Trusteeship)
                      National holiday: Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
                          Constitution: 1 January 1981
                          Legal system: based on Trust Territory laws, acts
                                        of the legislature, municipal,
                                        common, and customary laws
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Tommy
                                        Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19
                                        January 2001) and Vice President
                                        Sandra PIERANTOZZI (since 19 January
                                        2001); note - the president is both
                                        the chief of state and head of
                                        government
                                        head of government: President Tommy
                                        Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19
                                        January 2001) and Vice President
                                        Sandra PIERANTOZZI (since 19 January
                                        2001); note - the president is both
                                        the chief of state and head of
                                        government
                                        cabinet: Cabinet
                                        elections: president and vice
                                        president elected on separate
                                        tickets by popular vote for four-
                                        year terms; election last held 7
                                        November 2000 (next to be held NA
                                        November 2004)
                                        election results: Tommy Esang
                                        REMENGESAU, Jr. elected president;
                                        percent of vote - Tommy Esang
                                        REMENGESAU, Jr. 53%, Peter SUGIYAMA
                                        46%; Sandra PIERANTOZZI elected vice
                                        president; percent of vote - Sandra
                                        PIERANTOZZI 52%, Alan SEID 45%
                    Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament or Olbiil Era
                                        Kelulau (OEK) consists of the Senate
                                        (9 seats; members elected by popular
                                        vote on a population basis to serve
                                        four-year terms) and the House of
                                        Delegates (16 seats; members elected
                                        by popular vote to serve four-year
                                        terms)
                                        elections: Senate - last held 7
                                        November 2000 (next to be held NA
                                        November 2004); House of Delegates -
                                        last held 7 November 2000 (next to
                                        be held NA November 2004)
                                        election results: Senate - percent
                                        of vote - NA%; seats - independents
                                        9; House of Delegates - percent of
                                        vote - NA%; seats - independents 16
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court; National Court; Court
                                        of Common Pleas
         Political parties and leaders: none
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ACP, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM,
                         participation: IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, Sparteca,
                                        SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Hersey
                                        KYOTA
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 452-6281
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 452-6814
                                        chancery: 1150 18th Street NW, Suite
                                        750, Washington, DC 20036
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: the Ambassador to
                                    US: the Philippines is accredited to
                                        Palau; Charge d'Affaires Ronald A.
                                        HARMS
                                        embassy: address NA, Koror
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 6028,
                                        Republic of Palau 96940
                                        telephone: [680] 488-2920, 2990
                                        FAX: [680] 488-2911
                      Flag description: light blue with a large yellow disk
                                        (representing the moon) shifted
                                        slightly to the hoist side
  
   Economy Palau
   -------------
                    Economy - overview: The economy consists primarily of
                                        tourism, subsistence agriculture and
                                        fishing. The government is the major
                                        employer of the work force, relying
                                        heavily on financial assistance from
                                        the US. Business and tourist
                                        arrivals numbered 50,000 in FY00/01.
                                        The population enjoys a per capita
                                        income twice that of the Philippines
                                        and much of Micronesia. Long-run
                                        prospects for the key tourist sector
                                        have been greatly bolstered by the
                                        expansion of air travel in the
                                        Pacific, the rising prosperity of
                                        leading East Asian countries, and
                                        the willingness of foreigners to
                                        finance infrastructure development.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $174
                                        million (2001 est.)
                                        note: GDP numbers reflect US
                                        spending
                GDP - real growth rate: 1% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $9,000
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA%
                                        industry: NA%
                                        services: NA%
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.4% (2000 est.)
                           Labor force: 8,300 (1999)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 20%, industry NA%,
                                        services NA% (1990)
                     Unemployment rate: 2.3% (2000 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $57.7 million
                                        expenditures: $80.8 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $17.1 million (FY98/99 est.)
                            Industries: tourism, craft items (from shell,
                                        wood, pearls), construction, garment
                                        making
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
                Agriculture - products: coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca),
                                        sweet potatoes
                               Exports: $11 million (f.o.b., 1999)
                 Exports - commodities: shellfish, tuna, copra, garments
                    Exports - partners: US, Japan, Singapore
                               Imports: $126 million (f.o.b., 1999)
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, fuels,
                                        metals; foodstuffs
                    Imports - partners: US
                       Debt - external: $0 (FY99/00)
              Economic aid - recipient: $155.8 million (1995); note - the
                                        Compact of Free Association with the
                                        US, entered into after the end of
                                        the UN trusteeship on 1 October
                                        1994, provides Palau with up to $700
                                        million in US aid over 15 years in
                                        return for furnishing military
                                        facilities
                              Currency: US dollar (USD)
                         Currency code: USD
                        Exchange rates: the US dollar is used
                           Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September
  
   Communications Palau
   --------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 6,700 (2002)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 1,000 (2002)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: NA
                                        domestic: NA
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002)
                                Radios: 12,000 (1997)
         Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
                           Televisions: 11,000 (1997)
                 Internet country code: .pw
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2002)
  
   Transportation Palau
   --------------------
                                        Railways: 0 km
                                        Highways: total: 61 km
                                                  paved: 36 km
                                                  unpaved: 25 km
                                       Waterways: none
                               Ports and harbors: Koror
                                 Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                                        Airports: 3 (2001)
                   Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                                  1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
                 Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 2
                                                  1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2001)
  
   Military Palau
   --------------
                     Military branches: NA
         Military expenditures - dollar $NA
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of NA%
                                   GDP:
                       Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
                                        US; under a Compact of Free
                                        Association between Palau and the
                                        US, the US military is granted
                                        access to the islands for 50 years
  
   Transnational Issues Palau
   --------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



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