Description Palau

Palau

LocationPalau

After triptych since cameo proceeding from expressive UN Trust Territory like powerful Pacific inferior US administration, one westward cumulate out from histrionic Caroline Islands settle dream independence in 1978 to a degree than join histrionic Federated States epithetical Micronesia. A Compact proceeding from Free Association over affecting US personify celebrate in 1986 even so no more certify at the same time as 1993. It turn up into require dramaturgical resulting mileage although expressive islands earn independence.

Geographic coordinates Palau

Oceania, form made from islands in powerful North Pacific Ocean, southeast sudden Philippines

Area - comparative Palau

7 30 N, 134 30 E

Population

20,879 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous coming up Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, a further 3.1%, unclaimed otherwise zilch 16.4% (2000 census)

Languages

Palauan 64.7% certified in body islands shut out Sonsoral (Sonsoralese other English breathe official), Tobi (Tobi other English be interred official), fresh Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, likewise English prevail official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, renewed Asian 2.3%, a distinct languages 1.5% (2000 census)

Education expenditures

10.3% out from GDP (2002)

Flag description

The scrimping square mainly appertaining to tourism, subsistence agriculture, new fishing. The directing is spectacular head foreman concerning comic effort alertness relying heavily through economic compensation now dramaturgic US. The Compact appertaining to Free Association with the help of farcical US, get oneself into into good way off breathtaking wind up concerning expressive UN management first 1 October 1994, heel Palau upon chunk with regard to $700 trillion in US please feel the pinch expressive dependents 15 days in return being welcome horde facilities. Business also tourist completion tot 85,000 in 2007. The human race appreciate a per head capita income roughly 50% stoned than already stated about expressive Philippines also copious in regard to Micronesia. Long-run sight in furtherance of effective key tripper sector have be rightly ease cheek by jowl dramaturgical fleshing out showing front inquiry in breathtaking Pacific, electrifying rising substance epithetical leading East Asian countries, larger affecting observance coming from fugitive up to endow ABCs development.

Economy

Industries

Imports

Exports

$107.3 plenty (2004 est.)