Geography Of Palau

Location	Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Geographic coordinates	7 30 N, 134 30 E
Map references	oceania
Area	total: 458 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 458 sq km
Area comparative	slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	1,519 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm extended fishing zone: 200 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Climate	Tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
Terrain	varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Natural resources	forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Land use	arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	typhoons (June to December)
Environment - current issues	inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography note	westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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