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	Palau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The president of Palau, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by the Palauans every four years.
		Palau enjoys a tropical climate all year round with an annual mean temperature of 82 °F (27 °C).
		The official languages of Palau are Palauan and English, except for three states (Sonsorol, Hatohobei, and Anguar) where the local language is official instead of Palauan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Palau (850 words)

	Palau (10/05)
		Palau instead approved a new constitution and became the Republic of Palau in 1981, signing a Compact of Free Association with the United States in 1982.
		Palau is a democratic republic with directly elected executive and legislative branches.
		On November 2, 2004, President Remengesau was reelected President and Camsek Chin was elected Vice President.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1840.htm (1895 words)

	Palau: Airai -- Memories: Chronology
		Palau becomes one of six administrative districts in Japanese Micronesia, and a policy is established that no one except the Japanese government can buy land in Palau.
		President's office is bombed during a period of strikes in Koror.
		President Remeliik of Palau is assassinated in front of his house in Koror.
	www.pacificworlds.com /palau/memories/chronol.cfm (1334 words)

	Erik Husoe \| Peace Corps Palau \| Palau
		The Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia are together called the Caroline Islands.
		The original settlers of Palau are believed to have arrived from Indonesia as early as 2500 B.C. The Palau islands' position on the western threshold of Oceania and their proximity to Southeast Asia have led to the population being a mixture of Malay, Melanesian, Filipino, and Polynesian ancestry.
		President Salii's August 20, 1988 death amid allegations of misuse of government funds was found to be a suicide.
	www.husoe.net /Pages/Palau.html (948 words)

	GVSU: News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Remengesau, a native of the island republic of Palau, graduated from Grand Valley in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
		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.
		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 - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Republic of Palau (also spelled Belau) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located some 500 km east of the Philippines.
		After a long period of transition, including the violent deaths of two presidents (Haruo Remeliik in 1985 by assassination and Lazarus Salii in 1988 by suicide) independence was finally official in 1994.
		About two thirds of the population are Christians, Catholics and Seventh-day Adventists, but Modekngei (a combination of Christianity, traditional Palauan religion and fortune telling) and the Ancient Palauan Religion is still the most commonly observed household religion.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Palau (684 words)

	Palau History & Palau Culture \| iExplore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II, Palau became part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the USA under a mandate from the United Nations in 1947.
		In October 1994, the Compact was endorsed and Palau was subsequently admitted to the UN in December 1994 and became a member of the IMF in 1997.
		Palau is a member of the two main regional economic organizations, the South Pacific Forum and the South Pacific Commission.
	www.africa.com /res/d.jhtml?destination=Palau&type=History (413 words)

	Tommy Remengesau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		(born February 28, 1956) is the president of Palau.
		He became vice-president in 1992 and was elected as president in 2000; he took office on January 1, 2001.
		He wishes to make Palau less dependent upon United States aid, and to promote limited tourism.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tommy_Remengesau (129 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Palau's economy is almost entirely dependent on tourism and commercial fishing supplemented by aid from the United States and Japan.
		Palau is one of only a handful of countries that bans the killings of sharks for their fins, a delicacy in Asia, but many ships hide shark fins under the rest of their catch.
		Although Palau has three remarkable inland lakes teeming with millions of non-stinging jelly fish, a phenomenon unique to the country, only one is open to the public and there is talk of limiting access here too.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0410/16/gc.01.html (3004 words)

	Palau (02/01)
		Palau was initially settled over 4,000 years ago, probably by migrants from what today is Indonesia.
		Palau's per capita GDP of $6,550 makes it one of the wealthier Pacific Island states.
		Palau has created a trust fund to be drawn upon after the cessation of Compact grants, the value of which had grown to $140 million by the beginning of 2000.
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/p/16654.htm (1213 words)

	The Oceanic Resource Foundation: Underwater Photography / Marine Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Palau is an island republic of which diving legends are made.
		Now Palau is selling of these irreplaceable natural resources to Asian fish markets through the issuance of fishing licenses for an annual fee of $1,500-$3,000 depending upon the tonnage of the boat.
		Besides the overfishing of Palau's waters, fishing vessels further impact the fragile marine environment by dumping offal and raw sewage in Malakal Harbor.
	www.orf.org /currents002a.htm (319 words)

	Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After adoption of a constitutional amendment, Palau's courts ruled that the 68% pro-compact vote in an eighth referendum--held November 9, 1993--was sufficient to approve the compact.
		From 1947 until independence in 1994, Palau was part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the U.S. pursuant to an agreement with the United Nations.
		The internal portion of Palau's economy consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/eap/palau9605.html (1774 words)

	Pacific Service Region - Republic of Palau
		The Republic of Palau, the westernmost jurisdiction in Micronesia, less than 500 miles east of the Philippines, consists of several hundred volcanic islands, nine of which are inhabited.
		A former United Nations Trust Territory, the Republic of Palau began a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. on October 1, 1994.
		Palau has 22 public elementary schools, 1 public high school, 2 private elementary schools, 5 private high schools, and 1 community college.
	www.prel.org /pacserv/palau.asp (244 words)

	[25 Sep 1999] GA/9608 : QUESTIONS OF SOVEREIGNTY, HUMAN RIGHTS RAISED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKERS
		It was expected to hear statements from the Vice-President of Palau, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Thailand, Burkina Faso, Belgium and Chile.
		TOMMY REMENGESAU, Vice President of Palau, said that in the next millennium, the Earth would be in great jeopardy if the environment could no longer support the human population.
		Palau and the Pacific region were also suffering from an unusually high rise in the tides, he said.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/1999/19990925.ga9608.doc.html (4188 words)

	The Contemporary Pacific - Political Reviews: Palau - Spring 2005
		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.
		This characterization concerns the resurrection by the congress of a statute that was declared unconstitutional by the Palau Supreme Court in 1995.
		Nakamura, elder brother of former President Kuniwo Nakamura, was an educator, framer of the Palau Constitution, and Speaker of the 7th Palau Legislature.
	archives.pireport.org /archive/2005/february/tcp-palau.htm (5048 words)

	Palau -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Palau's constitution, adopted in 1980, prohibits nuclear weapons, causing a conflict with the Free Association Compact proposed by the United States in 1985-86.
		Tommy Remengesau, Jr., was elected president in 2000, succeeding Kuniwo Nakamura, and reelected in 2004.
		Palau: beyond diving: Ancient culture and beautiful topography complement some of the world's finest scuba sites.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Palau_History.asp (571 words)

	Japan-U.S. Forces Train for Defense
		In 1995, Palau experienced a disease outbreak of unknown origin.
		When several hundred residents became ill and several died, the President of Palau requested the assistance of the CDC to find the cause.
		By knowing the life cycle of the mosquitoes which transmit dengue fever, the government of Palau will be able to focus its public health resources and greatly diminish the threat of another dengue fever outbreak.
	forum.apan-info.net /summer99web/palau.html (685 words)

	Palau Islands Government Information
		Presidential elections take place every 4 years to select the president and the vice president, who run on separate tickets.
		Palau maintains an embassy at 1150 - 18th Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036 (tel.
		The Republic of Palau's Mission to the United Nations is located at 767 Third Ave, 34th Fl, New York, NY 10017 (tel.
	www.traveldocs.com /pw/govern.htm (369 words)

	Marianas Variety On-Line Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During the call, the president formally extended his warm welcome to Wright to the FSM and his wish to see a very engaging, interactive and productive working relationship between the commission and the FSM government in many years to come.
		Wright echoed the same sentiment and conveyed his appreciation for assistance rendered by the FSM government in preparation for the commission’s upcoming meetings to be held in Pohnpei in December.
		Present in the call as well as the signing were Vice President Killion; Marstella Jack, secretary of the Department of Justice, Lorin S. Robert, deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs; and Bernard Thoulag, executive director of NORMA.
	www.mvariety.com /pacific/pac05.htm (188 words)

	REMENGESAU SETS GOALS FOR NEW TERM IN PALAU - November 10, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The first president of Palau was Haruo Remeliik, who was voted into office in 1980 and again in 1984.
		It was during Nakamura's presidency that Palauans ratified the Compact of Free Association with the United States.
		The president said Palau's economy has strengthened after some tough times, adding that with the nation's growing revenue and a growing trust fund built by compact funds, Palau is doing very well financially.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /pireport/2004/November/11-10-05.htm (888 words)

	ABC News: Is Luis Palau the Next Billy Graham?
		Palau, 70, has been preaching since he was a 12-year-old in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
		Some believe that Palau, who is already known as the Billy Graham of Latin America, may take over the mantle of America's leading evangelist.
		Baldwin works closely with Palau, and is the driving force behind a national tour of Christian skateboarders.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/story?id=1195278&page=1 (258 words)

	US Department of State Bulletin: Compact of Free Association with Palau - President Reagan's message to the Congress, ...
		The defense and land use provisions of the Compact with Palau, and the right of the United States to foreclose access to the area for military purposes of third countries, are of great importance to our strategic position in the Pacific and enable us to continue preserving regional security and peace.
		Under the Palau Compact, the minimum term of United States defense authority and responsibility will be fifty years; otherwise, the Palau Compact is very similar to the Compact that the Congress approved for the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
		The Compact with Palau was signed for the United States by Ambassador Fred M. Zeder II and the President of the Republic of Palau on January 10, 1986.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1079/is_v86/ai_4323915 (705 words)

	LUIS PALAU WRAPS CHINA TRIP, JOINS PRESIDENT BUSH FOR BEIJING CHURCH VISIT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Palau was in Beijing to speak at a charity conference called “Hand in Hand in Charity” that focused on charitable activities and opportunities in China.
		Palau was invited by the White House to join President Bush’s entourage on the final day of a Presidential Asian tour that included stops in Japan, South Korea, China and Mongolia.
		President Bush and Palau shared the platform on September 16th at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC for the Day of Remembrance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
	www.assistnews.net /Stories/s05110113.htm (902 words)

	Palau News
		The President of Palau is asking the Australian government to extend transit visas for its citizens from eight to 72 hours.
		Palau's President Tommy Remengesau and lawmakers are considering subsidies for families with bedridden or disabled patients.
		Citizens of the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia are allowed to live and work on Guam or elsewhere in the United States because of federal treaties called compacts of free association.
	www.topix.net /world/palau (984 words)

	Nature Field Guide :: Nature Project Profiles :: Palau, Republic of Palau
		Palau is one of the seven underwater wonders of the world, with dugongs, saltwater crocodiles, 550 coral species, 300 species of sponges and 1,300 varieties of reef fish.
		Although much of Palau’s human history is shrouded in mystery, there is evidence of habitation here from as early as 1000 B.C. Following European contact in the late 18th century, Palau passed from Spanish to German to Japanese rule, becoming a protectorate of the United States after World War II.
		In 1998 Palau’s corals were severely damaged by climate change—related bleaching, whereby warmed ocean currents and too much sunlight penetrating the water turned corals white, brittle and lifeless.
	nature.org /wherewework/fieldguide/projectprofiles/pal.html (505 words)

	Palau on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Belau, the native form of Palau, is sometimes used.
		Until 1994, Palau was administered by the United States as the last UN trust territory.
		Palau has a bicameral parliament, a president, and a vice president.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/P/Palau.asp (504 words)

	Palau - Gurupedia
		The Republic of Palau (also spelled Belau) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located some 500 km east of the
		After a long period of transition, including the violent deaths of two presidents (Haruo Remeliik in 1985 by assassination and Lazarus Salii in
		Palau enjoys a tropical climate all year round with an annual mean temperature of 82° degrees F. Rainfall can occur throughout the year, the annual average is 150
	www.gurupedia.com /p/pa/palau.htm (584 words)

	Palau main
		Having been signed in Palau by American and Palauan representatives on January 10, 1986, the Compact is the core of the Compact of Free Association Act (U.S. Public Law 99-658), which was enacted on November 14, 1986.
		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.
		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).
	www.doi.gov /oia/Islandpages/palaum.htm (1560 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) - President Chen Shui-bian will visit ROC allies in the South Pacific later this month and attend the inauguration ceremony of the president of Palau, officials of the Presidential Office said Thursday.
		The officials said that the president should be able to visit one or two other allies in addition to Palau, saying that a working team is currently in the South Pacific to assess and arrange for the visit, and the countries the president will visit will be finalized after the team's return.
		The team reported that Tuvalu could be difficult as it has a small airport, and only one hotel with 30 rooms, and couldn't possibly accommodate the large entourage of the president.
	www.tuvaluislands.com /news/archives/2005/2005-01-06.htm (254 words)

	Taiwan's vice-president to visit Palau from 26 June (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Paluan President Tommy Remengesau renewed his invitation recently to President Chen Shui-bian for a visit to the Pacific island nation.
		President Chen, who visited Palau in January this year, asked Lu to make the visit to Palau this month on his behalf due to his tight schedule at the end of June, said Chen Wen-tsung, director-general of Department of Public of Affairs under the Presidential Office.
		During her visit to the Republic of China diplomatic ally, Lu is also expected to attend a ceremony marking the grand opening of the Palau Royal Resort Hotel on 28 June, Chen Wen-tsung said.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /mediamonitor/article_1018828.php/Taiwans_vice-president_to_visit_Palau_from_26_June (465 words)

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