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		The legislative branch, the Olbiil Era Kelulau (Palau National Congress), known as OEK, is bicameral.
		The population of Palau (2005 estimate) is 20,303.
		Palau was probably first settled by migrants from islands in Southeast Asia as early as 3,000 or 4,000 years ago.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761579873__1/Republic_of_Palau.html (1275 words)

	Palau Congress Library Information Paper - Section on Library and Research Services for Parliaments
		The President of the Republic of Palau, upon prior consultation with the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates, is empowered and authorized to set aside a parcel of public lands upon which to build a permanent building for the Library.
		The Library shall be available for the use of citizens of the Republic of Palau in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the Librarian with the approval of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates.
		The Congress Library is organized as one of the Joint Programs under the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	www.ifla.org /VII/s3/conf/1palau-e.htm (1241 words)

	Palau National Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Housed at the Palau National Congress, the Palau Congressional Library was founded in August 18, 1981.
		The Olbiil Era Kelulau, known in English as the Palau National Congress, is the chief form of government in Palau.
		Headed as of 1996 by Congressional Librarian Harry Besebes, it has a 3000 item collection, with annual accessions of 350.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palau_National_Congress (99 words)

	Angaur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2003, the Palau National Congress legalized casino gambling.
		Angaur (or Ngeaur) is an island in the island nation of Palau, southwest of Peleliu.
		From 1945 to 1978 the U.S. Coast Guard operated a LORAN transmitting station, LORSTA Palau, as part of the worldwide LORAN navigation system.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Angaur (111 words)

	The Republic of Palau
		The legislative branch, the Olbiil Era Kelulau (Palau National Congress), consists of two chambers, the Senate and House of Delegates.
		Judges are appointed to life terms by the President with approval from Palau's National Congress.
		Palau has a constitutional government in free association with the United States.
	www.palaugov.net /AboutPalaugov.html (156 words)

	OIA: Chapter 6
		Palau has a federal system with a national government and sixteen state governments, each of which has a constitution, governmental structure and elected officials.
		Palau was the last TTPI district and was administered by the United States from July 18, 1947, until October 1, 1994.
		In 1995, Palau had 53,229 visitors, of whom 44,850 were tourists, a twenty-one percent increase in the number of visitors (twenty-eight percent increase in the number of tourists) over 1994.
	www.doi.gov /oia/StateIsland/chapter6.html (4096 words)

	The Contemporary Pacific - Political Reviews: Palau - Spring 2005
		This characterization concerns the resurrection by the congress of a statute that was declared unconstitutional by the Palau Supreme Court in 1995.
		He and the twenty-five-member National Congress (Olbiil Era Kelulau, or OEK) engaged in a number of skirmishes and disagreements involving casino and banking legislation, method of amending the constitution, the congressmen's official expense allowances, the status of the minister of justice, and the venue for the president's annual State of the Republic address.
		While Palau's leadership debated a grand plan to extract oil from the ocean floor, nearly the whole of Palau was busy preparing for the 9th Festival of Pacific Arts, which was held in July 2004.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2005/february/tcp-palau.htm (5048 words)

	Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation
		Noah Idechong was born and raised in a small fishing village on the east coat of Babeldaob island in Palau.
		Idechong used his Pew Fellowship to assess Palau's evolving resource management methods and to formulate and test strategies for shaping new local fishery management systems based on a combination of traditional and modern practices.
		After graduating from Hawaii Pacific College with a degree in Business Administration, Idechong returned to Palau to teach high school.
	www.pewmarine.org /pewFellowsDirectoryTemplate.php?PEWSerialInt=3667 (509 words)

	UN Chronicle: Visiting Mission reports on plebiscite in Palau
		Palau's National Congress in October1986 passed a law stating it would be "in the best interest of the people' of Palau to resubmit to them the Compact of Free Association and the specific question of the delegation to the United States of the authority to operate nuclear vessels in the area.
		Palau is one of four administrativeentities of the Territory, known as Micronesia.
		Palau's Constitution stipulates thatthe Compact must be approved by at least 75 per cent of the voters since it contains a provision (Section 324) by which the United States could operate nuclear-capable or nuclear-propelled vessels and aircraft within the jurisdiction of Palau.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_v24/ai_5021408 (948 words)

	GVSU: News Release
		Palau is at the western end of the Caroline Archipelago in the Western Pacific and it is comprised of 200 islands, of which only nine are inhabited.
		Remengesau, a native of the island republic of Palau, graduated from Grand Valley in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
		Palau's total landmass is 170 square miles and the population is 18,500.
	www.gvsu.edu /news/news_article_print.cfm?ID=3429 (385 words)

	Palau Shark Sanctuary Fund donates to Project S.A.V.E.
		Study findings were presented in a report to the Palau National Congress, inspiring draft legislation by Palau’s government to ban shark finning and other destructive fishing practices in Palau.
		Ethan Daniels is now a National Science Officer for the Republic of Palau, representing the country at international conferences on conservation and environmental issues.
		Destruction of Palau’s shark population will undoubtedly lead to the decline of its dive industry threatening the economic viability of this up and coming nation.
	www.samstours.com /sharkbackground.html (1013 words)

	Palau - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
		Palau's National Congress, a bicameral legislature, is called 'Olbiil Era Kelulau' (OEK), which means 'Meeting Place of Whispers' and is composed of a House of Delegates (sixteen elected members) and a Senate (fourteen elected members).
		Palau is a member of the United Nations and recently became a member of UNESCO.
		Palau, FSM and the RMI have been approved to join the next deployment of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) in February 2006.
	www.dfat.gov.au /geo/palau/palau_brief.html (1098 words)

	MICRONESIAN GOVERNANCE: A VIEW FROM THE OUTSIDE - April 21, 2005
		The reaction of Palau's National Congress was predictably strong, we are told.
		The downside, as the FSM reports (12) mentions, is that "the president is dependent on Congress for election and is therefore dependent on the continuing good will of the Congress." A weak president can be a creature of the Congress in a way that is not conceivable in Palau or RMI.
		Palau and the Marshalls have had a history of political parties, while Chuuk alone in the FSM has had informal groups with some resemblance to political parties vying for power.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2005/April/04-21-an.htm (4521 words)

	Palau ambassador to speak at heritage luncheon
		The ambassador has served in numerous official positions in the Palauan government and international associations including chief clerk of the House of Delegates in the Palau National Congress, senator in the Palau Nation Congress and member of the board of directors for the Association of Pacific Island Legislatures.
		The island nation of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Indonesia and east of the Philippines.
		A lesser-known aspect of Palau among Americans is that, like the federal states of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands, it has entered into a compact of free association with the United States, which ties the two sovereign nations closer economically and politically than does either a treaty or an alliance.
	www.dcmilitary.com /airforce/beam/9_19/features/29078-1.html (467 words)

	Youthlink #57
		The Palau National Youth Congress elected new officers during its 5
		In an effort to meet its tasks as mandated by its constitution, Palau National Youth Congress through the Division of National Youth Affairs under the Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs requested Mr.
		The group is to develop an organized and democratic youth congress to represent and advocate the economic, social, educational, health, and cultural needs of the youth of Palau in addition to encourage, promote, and foster education, employment opportunities as well as other artistic and creative endeavors for the youths of Palau.
	www.spc.org.nc /youth/youthlink_online/Youthlink_57/palau_onwards.htm (3547 words)

	About the Palau International Coral Reef Center
		Subsequently, the Palau National Congress passed approval of House Bill No. 5-123-75 in November 1997, which became RPPL 5-17 signed into law by President Nakamura.
		The Palau International Coral Reef Center is a project that is part of a Common Agenda for Cooperation between Japan and the United States.
		The Palau International Coral Reef Center Act of 1997 was established to support ?a self-sustaining, non-profit coral reef center and marine park that will provide a forum for coral reef studies, research and education.
	www.picrc.org /about.html (296 words)

	Elections in Palau
		The Olbiil era Kelulau (National Congress) has two chambers.
		Palau (Palau: Belau - English: Palau) or Belau is an independent country in the Pacific in a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
		Palau has a population of around 20,000 on 458 km².
	www.electionworld.org /palau.htm (190 words)

	Palau International Coral Reef Center
		Palau’s national congress enacted the International Coral Reef Center Act to establish it as a self-sustaining, nonprofit coral reef center and marine park.
		The Palau International Coral Reef Center project is linked to the Common Agenda for the Cooperation in Global Perspective between Japan and the United States.
		Palau was selected among several other candidate countries to be the location of the center due to its rich marine biodiversity and accessible reefs.
	www.sidsnet.org /successtories/43.html (592 words)

	Palau National Olympic Commitee
		Palau National Olympic Committee has provided an updated report for Team Palau and the NOC operations for 2005 and a budget for 2006 Team Palau to the Micronesia Games and regular operations of the NOC.
		Recognized Guam national sport federations participated in the conference including delegates from Palau and Federated States of Micronesia.
		Palau NOC SDO, Jubilee Kuartei, was nominated by Palau to represent Palau at the Youth Forum of the 33rd session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris.
	www.oceaniasport.com /palau/index.cgi (1651 words)

	Marine - In the Water
		To strengthen international policies that promote coral reef conservation, the Conservancy supported the Republic of Palau's National Congress in passing the Protected Areas Network Act in 2003, which has paved the way for the world's first nation-wide protected areas system across land and sea.
		Komodo National Park, Indonesia, known for the world's largest living reptile, is also home to more than 1,000 species of fish, 260 species of reef-building corals, ten species of dolphins, six species of whales and four traditional fishing villages.
		Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia, is located in an area that ranks as one of the highest priorities for marine conservation in Indonesia's Banda Flores Sea.
	nature.org /initiatives/marine/strategies/art12430.html (462 words)

	Pacific Islands
		But working in the Olbiil Era Kelulau (Palau National Congress) gave her a taste for politics that has driven her since.
		While Palau is highly regarded in the Micronesian region for its sports prowess, Pierentozzi is critical of what she see as too much funding going into sports, at the expense of education and what she considers other more worthy programs.
		But when it comes to the question that just about everyone in Palau would like a definite answer on-is she running for president in the November election against Remengesau, who will be seeking his second term-she is circumspect.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pm72004/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0008 (885 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Gambling bill to return to Palau congress
		Palau's National Congress earlier this week passed the bill allowing a casino to be built on sparsely populated Angaur Island, 50 kilometres from the capital, Koror.
		Palau's president Tommy Remengesau has called a special session of Congress to give it the opportunity to override the veto he made on a gambling bill.
		Congress can override bills that the President has struck down with a two-thirds majority, although traditional leaders are also opposed to the casino.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_994704.htm (117 words)

	Palau, Landmine Monitor Report 2003
		Schmull confirmed that on 4 May 2000, a resolution to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty was introduced by then-Senator Sandra S. Pierantozzi and passed by the Senate of Palau’s National Congress (Olbiil Era Kelulau, OEK), but the House of Delegates did not consider the resolution.
		Palau was absent from the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 57/74 in November 2002, as it has been for similar pro-ban resolutions in previous years.
		Palau is not believed to have ever produced, transferred, stockpiled, or used antipersonnel mines.
	www.icbl.org /lm/2003/palau.html (284 words)

	Republic of Palau - The Executive Branch
		He began his political career as the youngest Senator ever elected to the Palau National Congress (the Olbiil Era Kelulau) in 1984 at the age of 28.
		Under the then Vice-President's able leadership, all prior year debts of the Republic of Palau were retired, while numerous reforms improved fiscal efficiency and increased revenue collections, restoring faith in Palau's National Treasury.
		The Vice-President was elected as the President of the Republic of Palau and was sworn into office on January 1, 2001.
	www.palaugov.net /president/president.html (401 words)

	Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
		Previously he served as senior legislative counsel for the Republic of Palau National Congress.
		Palau has a bicameral national legislature the Olbiil Era Kelulau (OEK), which consists of a House of Delegates (l6 elected members, one from each of Palau's states) and a Senate (l4 elected members).
		Under the Compact, the status of free association recognizes Palau as a sovereign state with the capacity to conduct foreign affairs consistent with the terms of the Compact.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1356175/posts (4587 words)

	Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - International concern over Palau banking legislation
		The Palau National Congress has passed banking law changes that opponents say open loopholes for money laundering.
		Palau's Congress maintains it's aimed at helping two home grown banks re-open their doors.
		He says Congress has to understand that there are serious ramifications that come with re-licensing the two banks.
	www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_992123.htm (129 words)

	The Bais of Belau
		The new bai, which now stands on this site, is a replica of a Bai er a Rubak, built through a combined effort of the Republic of Palau's 3rd National Congress and the Palau Visitors Authority.
		When in Palau, be sure to visit the Belau National Museum.
		The gables depict the "headline" stories and on the east gable of this bai appears the famous story of MiIadeldid, the goddess, whose children were the four predominant villages of Palau: Koror Aimeliik, Ngeremlengui, and Melekeok.
	www.underwatercolours.com /bai/bais.html (799 words)

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