World Region Information --- Palau Information
We are researching Palau area information. The Republic of Palau is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Palau.
It shares a maritime boundary with the high seas to the north, Micronesia to the east, Indonesia to the south and the Philippines to the west.
about 459km2
about 18,000 people
73% Palau, 21.7% Asian, 2% Carolinian, 1.2% Caucasian, 2.1% Other
English, Palau, Japanese (Angaur), Sonsoror (Solor), Tobi (Hatkhobey)
Christianity predominates.
It is characterized by being a matrilineal society in terms of marriage, inheritance, and inheritance of traditions.
- Jellyfish Lake
- Milky Way
- Long Island Park
- Ngardmau Falls
- Kayangel Island
- German Channel
- Belau National Museum
- Palau Aquarium
- Badrulchau Stone Monoliths
- Dolphins Pacific
Education is compulsory until the age of 16.
- Palau Community College
1885 Claimed by Spain and part of the Spanish East Indies
1899 Spain sells the Spanish East Indies, excluding Guam, to the German Empire. Germany is mining phosphate and developing coconut plantations
1914 During World War I, Japan occupies Palau, a German territory
1919 Became a Japanese mandate at the Paris Peace Conference. Many Japanese migrants
1940-45 World War II. Japan's military fortresses and naval facilities become targets for Allied Forces, and a fierce battle unfolds
1947 Becomes United Nations Trust Territory administered by the United States
1978 A referendum decides that Palau will not become a united state of the Micronesian region
1981 Promulgation of the Constitution. Autonomous government established as Palau Republic. Haruo Lemerick becomes president
1985 Assassination of President Haruo Lemerick. President Lazarus Sully elected
1988 President Sully commits suicide
1989 Girachel Epison becomes president
1992 Kunio Nakamura elected president
1993 Eighth referendum approves the Compact of Free Association with the United States
1994 Independence under the Treaty of Free Association with the United States. The United States retains defense responsibilities and the right to operate military bases in exchange for aid. Join the United Nations
1996 Re-elected President Nakamura
2000 Former Vice President Tommy Remengesau Elected President
2003 Signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
2004 President Tommy Remengesau re-elected
2006 Government agencies begin relocating to new capital Melekeok
2008 Former Ambassador to Taiwan Johnson Toribion Wins Presidential Election
2009 Created the world's first "shark sanctuary" and prohibited shark fishing in the area
2012 Tommy Remengesau elected president for the third time
2014 President Remengesau announces plans to ban all commercial fishing from Palau waters
2015 Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress visit Palau
It's a democratic republic. The president is the head of state and also the head of government. The parliament is bicameral.
- Satellite Office of the President
- Palau National Capital
- Palau Supreme Court
$17,438
Main industries are tourism, subsistence agriculture and fishing.
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue, Vanuatu, Palau, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia
