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Palau Description Palau
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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.
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Location
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Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Palau Palau
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forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
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Population Palau
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20,879 (July 2010 est.)
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Palau Religions Palau
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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 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
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Languages
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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)
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Palau Education Palau expenditures
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10.3% of GDP (2002)
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Government Palau type
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16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
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Independence
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Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
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Palau Economy - overview
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Investment Palau
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Industries Palau
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Airports Palau
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