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EDUCATION, ENERGY AND HEALTH CARE IN PALAU
Education Expenditures: 6.8 percent of GDP (2019); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 24. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write; total population: 96.6 percent; male: 96.8 percent; female: 96.3 percent (2015). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
School Life Expectancy (Primary to Tertiary): total: 17 years; male: 16 years; female: 17 years (2013). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Health Expenditures: 18.4 percent of GDP (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Number of Doctors: 1.77 physicians per 1,000 people (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Access to Electricity: electrification: total population: 100 percent (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Communications in Palau
Telephones: Fixed Lines: total subscriptions: 8,000 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 44 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 193. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Mobile Telephones: total subscriptions: 24,000 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 214. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Telecommunication Systems: general assessment: Palau telecommunications is a small, formerly unregulated sector undertaking significant growth with the improvement and cost reduction in technology; mobile services have taken over the share of the market from landlines, with both 2-3G cell services throughout the islands; sim cards are easily available and offer 3G and data options; there are pre-paid and post-paid options for both voice and data; there are three data options for using a wireless hotspot network throughout Palau; connection from hotel and restaurant premises is available, enabling users to connect via WiFi throughout the main Islands of Palau (2022). Domestic: fixed-line nearly 44 per 100 and mobile-cellular services roughly 130 per 100 persons (2021). International: country code: 680; landing point for the SEA-US submarine cable linking Palau, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Hawaii (US), Guam (US) and California (US); satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Broadcast Media: no broadcast TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to 4 local cable stations, rebroadcasts (on a delayed basis) of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2019). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Internet Users: total: 6,696 (2021 estimate); Percent of the Population: 37.2 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 221; Broadband: Fixed Subscriptions: total: 1,224 (2015 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 200. Internet Country Code: .pw. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Transportation in Palau
Roads: total: 125 kilometers (2018); paved: 89 kilometers (2018); unpaved: 36 kilometers (2018); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 211. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Water Transport: Merchant Marine: total: 304; By Type: bulk carrier 29, container ship 6, general cargo 137, oil tanker 43, other 89 (2022); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 55; Ports and Terminals: major seaport(s): Koror National Air Transport System: number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020); inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 1; Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: T8. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Airports: 3 (2021); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 194; Airports: with paved runways: 1. note: paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 meters (16,000 feet), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 meters (8,000-13,000 feet); Airports with Unpaved Runways: 2. note: unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
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Text Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2023; “Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania,” edited by Terence E. Hays, 1991, Wikipedia, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, Library of Congress, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, and various books, websites and other publications.
Last updated August 2023