1. Palau: A Diamond in the Rough? A tiny Pacific state with a plethora of possibilities

2. Relative Location: Oceania

4. Geography 2.5 x the size of Washington D.C. Territorial Sea 3 nautical miles Exclusive fishing zone 200 nautical miles Climate: Tropical May – November = rainy season Elevation 0 m – 242 meters

5. Mt. Ngerchelchuus

6. Benefits 95.2% Literacy Rate Official Language = English US Dollar = Official Currency 100,000 tourists

7. Infrastructure Approximately 100% have access to cell phones or land lines Internet capability in place 3 airports + a major sea port: the capital, Koror Sanitation: 100% improved Water: 97% improved for urban dwellers

8. Koror

9. Population

10. Around 20,000 persons Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 72.5%, Carolinian 1%, other Micronesian 2.4%, Filipino 16.3%, Chinese 1.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other Asian 3.4%, white 0.9%, other 0.3% (2005 est.) 14 years of schooling

11. Issues Pollution Small Run by the United States

12. Government Representative republic with separately elected president and vice president

13. Government

14. Services and Industry Tourism Trade Fishing Subsistence Agriculture Has fishing rights over a large portion of the Pacific ocean that is rich with tuna

15. Palau