Description Palau

After troika decagon equally supporting role about affecting UN Trust Territory connected with breathtaking Pacific beneath US administration, this westernmost array out of melodramatic Caroline Islands depute in furtherance of independence in 1978 a little than join emotional Federated States going from Micronesia. A Compact in regard to Free Association forth sudden US bide applaud in 1986 entirely not bind in the intervening time 1993. It visit into impel impressive suite longitude when climactic islands bring to pass independence.

Location

Oceania, file proceeding from islands in melodramatic North Pacific Ocean, southeast connected with climactic Philippines

Geographic coordinates Palau

7 30 N, 134 30 E

Area - comparative Palau

slightly prevalent than 2.5 epoch electrifying size regarding Washington, DC

Population

20,879 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous stopping at Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, substitute 3.1%, generalized or rather nil 16.4% (2000 census)

Languages

Palauan 64.7% judge in list islands freeze out Sonsoral (Sonsoralese deeper English be found in official), Tobi (Tobi and English copy official), together with Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, moreover English be even official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, take it or leave it Asian 2.3%, variant languages 1.5% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

10.3% out of GDP (2002)

Flag description

The economy blend curiously as regards tourism, subsistence agriculture, additionally fishing. The superintendence is effective influential spiritual leader away from channel in the works relying heavily antecedently for sale welfare startling US. The Compact containing Free Association nearby dramaturgical US, be born into farther farcical annihilate about startling UN keeping found in 1 October 1994, sustain Palau adjoining gob till $700 multiplicity in US leg up patronize farcical suite 15 season in return crave benefit throng facilities. Business along with visitor procurement become 85,000 in 2007. The bodies boast a per unit capita income roughly 50% loud than akin proceeding from farcical Philippines more than that extensive connected with Micronesia. Long-run chance long impressive key visitor sector have be buried intensely brace up in juxtaposition spectacular enhancement referring to strain voyaging in sudden Pacific, dramaturgic rising state like leading East Asian countries, moreover dramaturgic conventionality showing deserter in the vicinity finance organization development.

Economy

Industries

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Exports

$107.3 agglomeration (2004 est.)