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Republic of Palau

Beluu er a Belau

former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
6,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,000 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 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 (1997)
Televisions:
11,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.pw
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total: 61 km
paved: 36 km
unpaved: 25 km
Waterways:
none
Ports and harbors:
Koror
Merchant marine:
none (2002 est.)
Airports:
3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
NA
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
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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