general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002)
Radios:
12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (cable) (2005)
Televisions:
11,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.pw
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2002)
Transportation Palau
Highways:
total: 61 km
paved: 36 km
unpaved: 25 km
Ports and harbors:
Koror
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
3 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Military Palau
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA
Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free
Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted
access to the islands for 50 years
Transnational Issues Palau
Disputes - international:
border delineation disputes being negotiated with Philippines,
Indonesia
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Palmyra Atoll
Introduction Palmyra Atoll
Background:
The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US
included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the
archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not
include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature
Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature
preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical
mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and
Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in
January 2001.
Geography Palmyra Atoll
Location:
Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between
Hawaii and American Samoa
Geographic coordinates:
5 52 N, 162 06 W
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total: 11.9 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 11.9 sq km
Area - comparative:
about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
14.5 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone:
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