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| Palau Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see photo_2 Palau is Micronesia's westernmost island chain and is located 400 miles east of the Philippines . The islands offer great natural beauty, untouched wilderness, intact culture and remoteness; the ideal ingredients for a relaxing holiday. Besides the beaches, the relaxing lifestyle and the diving, the main natural attraction are the Rock islands . This collection of mushroom-shaped islets are largely uninhabited and are located in a large lagoon that harbors one of the world's greatest concentrations of corals, fish and other marine life. Koror is one of the main resorts. It has white sand beaches, swimming pools and top-notch restaurants. On Palau's largest island of Babeldoab , remote waterfalls and hiking trails amid a lush jungle set the stage for nature lovers and adventure seekers. Here, along the edges of this dense wildlife, Palauan villages still survive. Palau is a scuba diver's dream. Some of the best diving in the world can be found off Peleliu Island and near German Channel. Blue corner is a place of legend and actually lives up to the rumors. Sharks, and large pelagic fish are seen on most dives. Manta rays haunt the channels. There are many shore based dive guides and there are several live-aboard dive boats in the area. It will take a week to see and enjoy this paradise. _________Getting Around Edit This A few hotels provide airport transportation for their guests. Otherwise there's a shuttle bus service taxis and car rental available at the airport. Because Koror is the nation's commercial center Palauans commonly commute by private speedboat between Koror and their home villages on other Palauan islands. You can sometimes hitch a ride with them by offering to chip in for gas. Ask around at the gas docks. Otherwise there are occasional flights aboard small Cessnas and weekly trips by government boats from Koror to Peleliu and Angaur. Visitors are allowed to drive in Palau for 30 days with their home country's driver's license. Driving is on the right and the speed limit is a doddering 25mph (40k/h). [Add Local transport mode] Bicycle Edit This Bike rental service. They can deliver and/or pick up the bike to/from your hotel. World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.palaubikerental.com email: info@palaubikerental.com ________Economy Edit This Economy—overview: The economy consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. The population enjoys a per capita income of more than twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific and the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries. GDP: purchasing power parity—$160 million (1997 est.) note: GDP numbers reflect US spending GDP—real growth rate: 10% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$8 800 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% Inflation rate—consumer price index: NA% Labor force: NA by occupation: NA Unemployment rate: 7% Budget: revenues: $52.9 million expenditures: $59.9 million including capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.) Industries: tourism craft items (from shell wood pearls) some commercial fishing and agriculture Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity—capacity: 62 000 kW (1995) Electricity—production: 195 million kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 11 704 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: coconuts copra cassava (tapioca) sweet potatoes Exports: total value: $14.3 million (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: trochus (type of shellfish) tuna copra handicrafts partners: US Japan Imports: total value: $72.4 million (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: NA partners: US Debt—external: about $100 million (1989) Economic aid: recipient: ODA $NA note: the Compact of Free Association with the US entered into after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994 will provide Palau with up to $700 million in US aid over 15 years in return for furnishing military facilities Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: US currency is used Fiscal year: 1 October—30 September ___________People Edit This i Population: 18 110 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 27% (male 2 555; female 2 405) 15-64 years: 68% (male 6 727; female 5 535) 65 years and over: 5% (male 416; female 472) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.96% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 21.26 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 7.9 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 6.24 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.22 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 18.82 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.54 years male: 64.49 years female: 70.78 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan Ethnic groups: Palauans are a composite of Polynesian Malayan and Melanesian races Religions: Christian (Catholics 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) Languages: English (official in all of Palau's 16 states) Sonsorolese (official in the state of Sonsoral) Angaur and Japanese (in the state of Anguar) Tobi (in the state of Tobi) Palauan (in the other 13 states) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92% male: 93% female: 90% (1980 est.) :::::::::Angaur Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see i Angaur is an island in Palau. There has a guesthouse and an airport. You can dive in Angaur. Official Angaurian languages are Angaur, English and Japanese. ::::::::::Babeldoab Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Babeldoab is the biggest island of Palau but it's not very densely populated. It is now connected to Koror by a pontoon bridge. The main attracions on Babeldoab are the waterfalls, a large lake, rain forests, Japanese wartime ruins, ancient stone pillars, interesting caves and remote villages. In Melekeok on the East copast you’ll find ancient carved heads, a beautifully maintained bai (a thatched roof traditional meeting place for chiefs and elders) and an ancient dancing ground. The best beaches on Babeldoab stretch northward from here to the northern tip of the island. In the north are 25 meter high Taki Falls and the stone sculptures of Badrulchau, 37 enormous monolithic blocks in an extraordinary setting in the hills, overlooking the coast. :::::::::: Koror Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Koror is the most important island of Palau and the place where most travelers stay. The island is a good starting point for visiting Babeldoab. One of the main tourist attractions is Belau National Museum. It has a good display of the islands’ cultural history. For nightlife, you’ll find most of Palau’s clubs in Malakal. Koror is the only place for local people all over the island to shop and do business. It's said that it is the heart of the island with different kinds of goods and business all taking place there. _______Getting Around Edit This One of the best ways to get around the island, especially in Koror, is by bicycle! Best deal on the island for a bike rental is with Island Biycle Rental, website at www.PalauBikeRental.com |