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Historical Values
Year Value
1993 UN trusteeship administered by the US note: constitutional government signed a Compact of Free Association with the US on 10 January 1986, which was never approved in a series of UN-observed plebiscites; until the UN trusteeship is terminated with entry into force of the Compact, Palau remains under US administration as the Palau District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; administrative authority resides in the Department of the Interior and is exercised by the Assistant Secretary f
1994 UN trusteeship administered by the US note: constitutional government signed a Compact of Free Association with the US on 10 January 1986, which was never approved in a series of UN-observed plebiscites; until the UN trusteeship is terminated with entry into force of the Compact, Palau remains under US administration as the Palau District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; administrative authority resides in the Department of the Interior and is exercised by the Assistant Secretary f
1995 self-governing territory in free association with the US pursuant to Compact of Free Association which entered into force 1 October 1994; Palau is fully responsible for internal affairs; US retains responsibility for external affairs
1996 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
1997 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
1998 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
1999 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2000 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2001 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2002 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2003 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2004 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2005 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2006 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2007 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2008 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2009 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994
2010 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2011 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2012 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2013 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2014 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2015 constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994
2016 presidential republic in free association with the US
2017 presidential republic in free association with the US
2018 presidential republic in free association with the US
2019 presidential republic in free association with the US
2020 presidential republic in free association with the US
2021 presidential republic in free association with the US
2022 presidential republic in free association with the US
2023 presidential republic in free association with the US
2024 presidential republic in free association with the US
2025 presidential republic in free association with the US