Compare Baker Island (2003) - Palau (2006)

Compare Baker Island (2003) z Palau (2006)

	Baker Island (2003)	Palau (2006)

Administrative divisions	-	16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 26.3% (male 2,789/female 2,622) 15-64 years: 69.1% (male 7,664/female 6,549) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 453/female 502) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish
Airports	1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely covered with vegetation and unusable (2002)	3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2006)
Area	total: 1.4 sq km land: 1.4 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 458 sq km land: 458 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast.	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.
Birth rate	-	18.03 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $72.07 million expenditures: $72.43 million; including capital expenditures of $12.98 million (FY98/99 est.)
Capital	-	name: Melekeok geographic coordinates: 7 29 N, 134 38 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun	tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
Coastline	4.8 km	1,519 km
Constitution	-	1 January 1981
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island	conventional long form: Republic of Palau conventional short form: Palau local long form: Beluu er a Belau local short form: Belau former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District
Death rate	-	6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	-	$0 (FY99/00)
Dependency status	unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	chief of mission: US ambassador to the Philippines is accredited to Palau embassy: Koror (no street address) mailing address: P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau 96940 telephone: [680] 488-2920, 2990 FAX: [680] 488-2911
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	chief of mission: Ambassador Hersey KYOTA chancery: 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006 telephone: [1] (202) 452-6814 FAX: [1] (202) 452-6281 consulate(s) general: Honolulu consulate(s): Tamuning (Guam)
Disputes - international	none	border delineation disputes being negotiated with Philippines, Indonesia
Economic aid - recipient	-	$19.6 million; 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
Economy - overview	no economic activity	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 63,000 in 2003. 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.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 8 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources	inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	-	Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)
Exchange rates	-	the US dollar is used
Executive branch	-	chief of state: President Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001) and Vice President Camsek CHIN (since 1 January 2005); 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 Camsek CHIN (since 1 January 2005) cabinet: NA elections: president and vice president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008) election results: Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. reelected president; percent of vote - Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. 64%, Polycarp BASILIUS 33%; Elias Camsek CHIN elected vice president; percent of vote - Elias Camsek CHIN 70%, Sandra PIERANTOZZI 29%
Exports	-	$5.882 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities	-	shellfish, tuna, copra, garments
Exports - partners	-	US, Japan, Singapore (2004)
Fiscal year	-	1 October - 30 September
Flag description	the flag of the US is used	light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly to the hoist side
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% 6.2% industry: NA% 12% services: NA% 81.8%
GDP - real growth rate	-	5.5% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	0 13 N, 176 31 W	7 30 N, 134 30 E
Geography - note	treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife	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
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$107.3 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities	-	machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs
Imports - partners	-	US, Singapore, Japan, South Korea (2004)
Independence	-	1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 14.46 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	2.7% (2005 est.)
International organization participation	-	ACP, AsDB, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, IPU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	-	Supreme Court; National Court; Court of Common Pleas
Labor force	-	9,777 (2005)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture: 20% industry: NA% services: NA% (1990)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2005)
Languages	-	Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census)
Legal system	the laws of the US, where applicable, apply	based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws
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 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008); House of Delegates - last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held November 2008) election results: Senate - percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (four new members elected); House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 16 (one new member elected)
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 70.42 years male: 67.26 years female: 73.77 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92% male: 93% female: 90% (1980 est.)
Location	Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia	Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Map references	Oceania	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard	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, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2005)
Military branches	-	no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2006)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	NA
National holiday	-	Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
Nationality	-	noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	typhoons (June to December)
Natural resources	guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife	forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Net migration rate	-	1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	uninhabited note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service (July 2003 est.)	20,579 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	1.31% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast	-
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002)
Religions	-	Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other religion 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	-	6,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	1,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	-	1 (cable) (2005)
Terrain	low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef	varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
Total fertility rate	-	2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Transportation - note	there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast	-
Unemployment rate	-	4.2% (2005 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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