Republic of Palau

The Palau island chain consists of about 200 islands located in the western Pacific Ocean, 528 mi (650 km) southeast of the Philippines. Only eight of the islands are permanently inhabited. They vary geologically from the high mountainous largest island, Babelthuap, to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs. Palau signed a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. in 1992, requiring the United States to provide economic aid in exchange for the right to build and maintain U.S. military facilities in Palau. Palau became a sovereign state in 1994. 21,000 (2007 est.) people live in the Republic of Palau. Complete information on Palau is available here.

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• FY10 Performeters Now Available

  13 January 2012 by Jason (in American Samoa, Chuuk, CNMI, FSM, Guam, Kosrae, Palau, Performeter, Pohnpei, Yap)

  FY10 Performeter Reports have been released for nine insular areas.  These Performeters are based on the FY10 financial statements, and include American Samoa, FSM, Guam, and the Marshalls Islands. In addition, … [more]

• PITI-VITI and OIA Support Economics in Palau

  6 January 2012 by Jason (in Economics, FSM, FSM-Econ, Palau, Palau-Econ, RMI, RMI-Econ)

  The Graduate School USA’s annual statistical and economic reporting efforts have focused on the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the last five years. … [more]

• FY09 Performeters Released for 11 Insular Areas

  7 February 2011 by Jason (in American Samoa, CNMI, FSM, Guam, News, Palau, Performeter, RMI)

  Performeter Reports have been released for eleven insular areas.  These Performeters are based on the FY09 financial statements, and new reports have been released for American Samoa, CNMI, FSM, Guam, the … [more]