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 Palau (2001)Dhekelia (2008)
 PalauDhekelia
Administrative divisions 18 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatobohei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Palau Island, Peleliu, Sonsoral, Tobi -
Age structure 0-14 years:
26.88% (male 2,641; female 2,491)

15-64 years:
68.46% (male 7,128; female 5,943)

65 years and over:
4.66% (male 420; female 469) (2001 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes -
Airports 3 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
458 sq km

land:
458 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 130.8 sq km


note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
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 independent status 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 their independence. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 19.64 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$57.7 million

expenditures:
$80.8 million, including capital expenditures of $17.1 million (FY98/99 est.)		 -
Capital Koror; note - a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate wet season May to November; hot and humid temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 1,519 km 27.5 km
Constitution 1 January 1981 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document
Country name conventional long form:
Republic of Palau

conventional short form:
Palau

local long form:
Beluu er a Belau

local short form:
Belau

former:
Palau District (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)		 conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Dhekelia
Currency US dollar (USD) -
Death rate 7.23 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $0 (FY99/00) -
Dependency status - a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission:
the Ambassador to the Philippines is accredited to Palau; Charge d'Affaires Allen E. NUGENT

embassy:
address NA, Koror

mailing address:
P. O. Box 6028, Republic of Palau 96940

telephone:
[680] 488-2920, 2990

FAX:
[680] 488-2911		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Hersey KYOTA

chancery:
1150 18th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036

telephone:
[1] (202) 452-6814

FAX:
[1] (202) 452-6281		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none -
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, will provide Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities -
Economy - overview The economy consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. The population enjoys a per capita income of twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific and the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Ngerchelchauus 242 m		 -
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 netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% (2000 est.) -
Exchange rates the US dollar is used Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)
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%		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $14.3 million (f.o.b., 1996) -
Exports - commodities trochus (type of shellfish), tuna, copra, handicrafts -
Exports - partners US, Japan -
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September -
Flag description light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly to the hoist side the flag of the UK is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $129 million (1998 est.)

note:
GDP numbers reflect US spending		 -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $7,100 (1998 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate -1.4% (1998 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 7 30 N, 134 30 E 34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands; archipelago of six island groups totaling over 200 islands in the Caroline chain British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
Highways total:
61 km

paved:
36 km

unpaved:
25 km		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $126 million (f.o.b., FY99/00) -
Imports - commodities machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs -
Imports - partners US -
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 none
Infant mortality rate 16.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% -
International organization participation ACP, ESCAP, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Supreme Court; National Court; Court of Common Pleas -
Labor force 8,300 (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 103 km (approximately)


border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)
Land use arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
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) English, Greek
Legal system based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK) consists of the Senate (16 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 by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; House of Delegates - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
68.89 years

male:
65.77 years

female:
72.19 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
92%

male:
93%

female:
90% (1980 est.)		 -
Location Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references Oceania Middle East
Maritime claims continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

extended fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 -
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
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 includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Military branches NA -
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 typhoons (June to December) -
Natural resources forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals -
Net migration rate 4.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Palau Nationalist Party [Johnson TORIBIONG]; Ta Belau Party [Kuniwo NAKAMURA] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 19,092 (July 2001 est.) approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.69% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Koror -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 1 (1998) AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Radios 12,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Christian (Catholics, 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) -
Sex ratio at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.9 male(s)/female

total population:
1.14 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 1,500 (1988) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1988) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Terrain varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs -
Total fertility rate 2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 2.3% (2000 est.) -
Waterways none -
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