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HIV news : NA Population below poverty line news : NA . Literacy : 92% House hold income lowest than 10% news : NA House hold income highest than 10% news : NA Inflation news : 3.4% (2000 est.) . Unemployment Rate news : 2.3% (2000 est.) . Internet Users news : . Location : Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines . Geographic Coordinates : 7 30 N, 134 30 E . Religion Palau news : Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, 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) . Administrative region : 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatobohei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsoral . Terrain : varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs . Elevation extremes lowest : Pacific Ocean 0 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m . Natural resources : forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals . Land use arable land : 8,70%. Land use permanentcrops : 4,35%. Irrigated land : NA sq km . Natural hazards : typhoons (June to December) . 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 . Geography note : westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands . Population news : 20,016 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 26,60%. age -14 men : 2 746. age -14 ladies : 2 578. age 15/64 p : 68,80%. age 15/64 men : 7 456. age 15/64 ladies : 6 319. age +65 p : 4,60%. age +65 men : 437. age +65 ladies : 480. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 31.1 years . median age male : 32.1 years . median age female : 30 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 1.46% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.06 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.07 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.18 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.91 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 1.14 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 69.82 years . life expectancy at birth male : 66.67 years . life expectancy at birth female : 73.15 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 2.46 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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1/1 News and Latest websites in Palau. Palau News latest last picture, phone Palau, movie celebrity, fashion gadget, imigration immigration technology, music game, photo : Palau. 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. Minimum salary : US$2.50 per hour; does not include foreign workers (434 USD/month)
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