Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/183.data

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@node Header (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Header (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Affiliation:
  (UN trusteeship administered by the US)



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@node Geography (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Geography (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Location:
  in the North Pacific Ocean, 850 km southeast of the Philippines
Map references:
  Oceania
Area:
 total area:
  458 km2
 land area:
  458 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  1,519 km
Maritime claims:
 contiguous zone:
  24 nm
 continental shelf:
  200 m or depth of exploitation
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  12 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  wet season May to November; hot and humid
Terrain:
  about 200 islands varying geologically from the high, mountainous main
  island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier
  reefs
Natural resources:
  forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Land use:  arable land:
  NA%
 permanent crops:
  NA%
 meadows and pastures:
  NA%
 forest and woodland:
  NA%
 other:
  NA%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  subject to typhoons from June to December; archipelago of six island groups
  totaling over 200 islands in the Caroline chain
Note:
  includes World War II battleground of Peleliu and world-famous rock islands



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@node People (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section People (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Population:
  16,071 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  1.84% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  22.9 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  6.61 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  25.07 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  71.01 years
 male:
  69.14 years
 female:
  73.02 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  2.96 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Palauan(s)
 adjective:
  Palauan
Ethnic divisions:
  Palauans are a composite of Polynesian, Malayan, and Melanesian races
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)
Languages:   English (official in all of Palau's 16 states), Sonsorolese (official in the
  state of Sonsoral), Angaur and Japanese (in the state of Anguar), Tobi (in
  the state of Tobi), Palauan (in the other 13 states)
Literacy:
  age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
 total population:
  92%
 male:
  93%
 female:
  91%
Labor force:
  NA
 by occupation:
  NA



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@node Government (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Government (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
 conventional short form:
  none
 note:
  may change to Republic of Palau after independence; the native form of Palau
  is Belau and is sometimes used incorrectly in English and other languages
Digraph:
  NQ
Type:
  UN trusteeship administered by the US
 note:
  constitutional government signed a Compact of Free Association with the US
  on 10 January 1986, which was never approved in a series of UN-observed
  plebiscites; until the UN trusteeship is terminated with entry into force of
  the Compact, Palau remains under US administration as the Palau District of
  the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; administrative authority resides
  in the Department of the Interior and is exercised by the Assistant
  Secretary for Territorial and International Affairs through the Palau
  Office, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, J. Victor HOBSON Jr.,
  Director (since 16 December 1990)
Capital:
  Koror
 note:
  a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast in eastern Babelthuap
Administrative divisions:
  there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US
  Government, but there are 16 states: Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Kayangel,
  Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngardmau, Ngaremlengui, Ngatpang, Ngchesar,
  Ngerchelong, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol, Tobi
Independence:
  the last polity remaining under the US-administered UN trusteeship following
  the departure of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States
  of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas from the
  trusteeship; administered by the Office of Territorial and International
  Affairs, US Department of Interior
Constitution:
  1 January 1981
Legal system:
  based on Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common,
  and customary laws
National holiday:
  Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 President:
  last held on 4 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results -
  Kuniwo NAKAMURA 50.7%, Johnson TORIBIONG 49.3%
 Senate:
  last held 4 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results -
  percent of vote by party NA; seats - (14 total); number of seats by party NA
 House of Delegates:
  last held 4 November 1992 (next to be held NA November 1996); results -
  percent of vote by party NA; seats - (16 total); number of seats by party NA
Executive branch:
  national president, national vice president



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@node Government (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau) 2. usage)
@section Government (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau) 2. usage)

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Legislative branch:
  bicameral Parliament (Olbiil Era Kelulau or OEK) consists of an upper house
  or Senate and a lower house or House of Delegates
Judicial branch:
  Supreme Court, National Court, Court of Common Pleas
Leaders:
 Chief of State and Head of Government:
  President Kuniwo NAKAMURA (since 1 January 1993), Vice-President Tommy E.
  REMENGESAU Jr. (since 1 January 1993)
Member of:
  ESCAP (associate), SPC, SPF (observer)
Diplomatic representation in US:
 administrative officer:
  Charles UONG,
 address:
  Palau Liaison Office, 444 North Capitol St., N.W., Suite 308, Washington, DC
  20001
US diplomatic representation:
 director:
  US Liaison Officer Lloyd W. MOSS
 liaison office:
  US Liaison Office at Top Side, Neeriyas, Koror
 mailing address:
  P.O. Box 6028, Koror, PW 96940
 telephone:
  [phone]; [phone]
Flag:
  light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly
  to the hoist side



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@node Economy (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Economy (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Overview:
  The economy consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing.
  Tourism provides some foreign exchange, although the remote location of
  Palau and a shortage of suitable facilities has hindered development. The
  government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on
  financial assistance from the US.
National product:
  GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $31.6 million (1986)
 note:
  GDP numbers reflect US spending
National product real growth rate:
  NA%
National product per capita:
  $2,260 (1986)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  NA%
Unemployment rate:
  20% (1986)
Budget:
  revenues $6.0 million; expenditures $NA, including capital expenditures of
  $NA (1986)
Exports:
  $0.5 million (f.o.b., 1986)
 commodities:
  NA
 partners:
  US, Japan
Imports:
  $27.2 million (c.i.f., 1986)
 commodities:
  NA
 partners:
  US
External debt:
  about $100 million (1989)
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  16,000 kW capacity; 22 million kWh produced, 1,540 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
  tourism, craft items (shell, wood, pearl), some commercial fishing and
  agriculture
Agriculture:
  subsistence-level production of coconut, copra, cassava, sweet potatoes
Economic aid:
  US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $2,560 million; Western (non-US)
  countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $92 million
Currency:
  US currency is used
Fiscal year:
  1 October - 30 September



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@node Communications (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Communications (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Highways:
  22.3 km paved, some stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads (1991)
Ports:
  Koror
Airports:
 total:
  3
 usable:
  3
 with permanent-surface runways:
  1
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  3
Telecommunications:
  broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth
  station



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@node Defense Forces (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))
@section Defense Forces (Pacific Islands- Trust Territory of the (Palau))

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the US and that will not change when the UN
  trusteeship terminates if the Compact of Free Association with the US goes
  into effect



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