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Palau Education
Palau
enjoys a tropical climate all year round with an annual
mean temperature of 82 F (28 C). Rainfall can occur
throughout the year, averaging a total of 150 inches
(3, 800 mm). The average humidity over the course of the
year is 82%, and although rain falls more frequently
between July and October, there is still much sunshine.
Typhoons are rare, as Palau is outside the main typhoon
zone. English
is the official language in all of Palau's 16 states.
However, Palauan, a Malayo-Polynesian language related
to Indonesian, is the most commonly spoken language. Palau is another country which is
dependent on the mighty power of the US dollar. The ISO
4217 code of US dollar is USD. The symbol which is used
by the US dollar is $ . The dollarization of Palau has
happened long time back. The
population of Palau in 2003 was estimated by the United
Nations at 19, 000, which placed it as number 190 in
population among the 193 nations of the world. In that
year approximately 5% of the population was over 65
years of age, with another 27% of the population under
15 years of age. Melekeok
is a state of the Republic of Palau located on the
central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The new capital
of the Republic of Palau, Ngerulmud, is also located in
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