Palau
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Introduction - Palau: | Location - Palau: | Location | Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines | | Geographic coordinates | 7 30 N, 134 30 E | | Map references | Oceania | | Area | total: 458 sq km
land: 458 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | 0 km | | Coastline | 1,519 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm | | Climate | tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November | | Terrain | varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m | | Natural resources | forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals | | Land use | arable land: 8.7%
permanent crops: 4.35%
other: 86.95% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | 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 | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | 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 | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |