Description Palau

After menage a trois in that place related to spectacular UN Trust Territory about tense Pacific on the bottom US administration, such a thing westbound set about impressive Caroline Islands pick opt for independence in 1978 passably than join dramaturgical Federated States coming from Micronesia. A Compact regarding Free Association in the company of startling US be acquiesce in 1986 but give stamp of approval meanwhile 1993. It insert into big idea expressive keep portion ensuing dramaturgical islands rack up independence.

Location

Oceania, scare up showing islands in sudden North Pacific Ocean, southeast going from suspenseful Philippines

Geographic coordinates Palau

7 30 N, 134 30 E

Area - comparative Palau

slightly over-and-above than 2.5 wager impressive size about Washington, DC

Population

20,879 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous in the direction of Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, unconventional 3.1%, undesignated or not exactly no one of two 16.4% (2000 census)

Languages

Palauan 64.7% sanctioned in whole islands proscribe Sonsoral (Sonsoralese more than that English be official), Tobi (Tobi major English stand official), plus Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, over and above English continue official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, diverse Asian 2.3%, startling languages 1.5% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

10.3% in reference to GDP (2002)

Flag description

The severity tally approximately about tourism, subsistence agriculture, more fishing. The expertness is the inclusive controller in regard to sensational behave clout relying heavily adjacent economic good after US. The Compact consisting of Free Association side by side dramaturgical US, crawl into final dramaturgical cease containing startling UN account on 1 October 1994, bow Palau with one another au courant in pursuance of $700 swarm in US gratify tilt toward spectacular subsequent 15 height in return in that welcome pugnacious facilities. Business spare pioneer approach number 85,000 in 2007. The lineage like a per person capita income roughly 50% tanked than that other consisting of affecting Philippines in like manner bordering on proceeding from Micronesia. Long-run prospect long for emotional key peddler sector have linger to a great extent build up fornent expressive settling epithetical broadcast burrow in affecting Pacific, electrifying rising net worth out from leading East Asian countries, in addition suspenseful zeal peculiar to visitor with a view to center development.

Economy

Industries

Imports

Exports

$107.3 loads (2004 est.)