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Encyclopedia > Palau Micronesia Air

Palau Micronesia Air began in July of 2004. It serves Palau, Guam, Saipan, Micronesia, Australia and the Philippines. It is the first to provide direct service between Palau and Australia. The airline is locally-owned. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republic of Palau (also spelled Belau) is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located some 500 km east of the Philippines. ... Territorial motto: Where Americas Day Begins Official languages English, Chamorro Unofficial languages Japanese (used in business transactions), Tagalog (used in conversation) Capital Hagåtña Chief of state George W. Bush Governor Felix Perez Camacho Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 202nd 549 km² Negligible Population  - Total (2003)  - Density Ranked N... Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, with a total area of 120 km² (46. ... Micronesia (from the Greek words μικρόν = small and νησί = island) is the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... The Republic of the Philippines is a country of South East Asia, located in the western Pacific Ocean some 1,210 km (750 mi) from mainland Asia. ... A Boeing 747-400 of Virgin Atlantic Airways, one of the UKs largest airlines. ...

List of aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers This list of aircraft is sorted alphabetically, beginning with the name of the manufacturer (or, in certain cases, designer). ... This is a list of aircraft manufacturers (in alphabetic order). ... List of aircraft engines: Piston engines Allison V-1710 BMW 801 Bristol Aquila Bristol Centaurus Bristol Hercules Bristol Jupiter Bristol Mercury Bristol Pegasus Bristol Perseus Bristol Phoenix Bristol Taurus Continental O-200 Daimler-Benz DB 601 de Havilland Gipsy Major Hispano-Suiza 12Y Hispano-Suiza 12Z Hitachi Hatsukaze Gnome Monosoupape... -1...


Airports | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missiles | Timeline of aviation This list of commercial airports is indexed by their three-letter alphanumeric IATA airport code: The following web address (http://www. ... This is a list of airlines in operation. ... This is a list of Air Forces, sorted alphabetically by country. ... This is a list of aircraft weapons, past and present. ... Below is a list of (links to pages on) missiles, sorted alphabetically by country of origin. ... This is a timeline of aviation history. ...


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Palau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (807 words)
Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos first sighted the islands in 1543, but European attempts to settle on or trade with the islands were not initiated until the 18th century, by the British.
This Compact of Free Association was a hotly debated issue that Palauans voted down more than ten times since the 1970s, as provisions in the compact allow the United States broad powers, such as control of 51% of the island in time of national emergency.
Palau enjoys a tropical climate all year round with an annual mean temperature of 82 °F (27 °C).
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