Palau Introduction 2012, CIA World Factbook

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Palau Introduction 2012

SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 23,

Background:
After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year when the islands gained independence.

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This page was last modified 07-Mar-12

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Palau Introduction 2012 SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES