Yearbook 2007
Palau. In October, President Tommy E. Remengesau urged the nation to take active action to reduce the effects of climate change. His appeal came after he and Palau’s other top politicians had seen US former Vice President Al Gores mentioned the climate film An Inconvenient Truth on a Special Screening.
According to CountryAAH, Melekeok is the capital city of Palau. Remengesau specifically addressed congressmen and urged them to participate in environmental work, in particular through the so-called The Micronesia Challenge, which the president himself initiated in 2005. Through the initiative, Remengesau challenges leaders in neighboring Micronesia Federation, Marshall Islands and the US territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. work with Palau to protect the environment. The goal is to preserve 30 percent of the coastal marine environment and 20 percent of the island nations forests by 2020.
- According to abbreviationfinder: PW is the 2-letter acronym for the country of Palau.
A proposal for a new law to strengthen the Palau majority language was passed in May by the Senate. The idea is to protect the palau from too much involvement of English, which is popular with young people and is also the country’s official language as well as the palau. The law would also be approved by the House of Representatives before it could take effect.
HUMAN AND ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Island state (487 km ² with 19. 000 residents According to official estimates of 1998) of Oceania, in Micronesia. The territory includes the western section of the Caroline archipelago (to which the largest island belongs, Babelthuap) and, further south, the islands of Merir, Pulo Anna, Sonsorol and Tobi; the capital is Koror, on the islet of the same name, but it is expected to move to a new city under construction in Babelthuap. These are islands that are partly volcanic, partly madreporic, affected by a subequatorial climate. Official languages are English and Palauan, an Austronesian language; the prevalent religion is Catholic. Already in trust in the United States since1947, Palau gained independence in 1994 and since the same year is a member of the UN and of the Commission and Forum of the South Pacific.
Palau weather in March, April and May
Daily temperatures averaging 30 to 31 ° C can be expected over the next three months. The temperatures hardly fluctuate during this time.
Do you want to go on a beach holiday? The water temperatures are in March, April and May 28-29 ° C. This is great weather for a great time on the beach and in the water.
In the period from March to May , the sun shines an average of 6 to 8 hours a day. The sunniest weather is in March in Koror, with less sun you will have to get by in May.