After Palau, my next stop was Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI). Iokwe (pronounced yok-we) — "welcome" — is the first word of Marshallese language you would hear when you land at Majuro International Airport in this island paradise. The
Palau is a small beautiful country in the North Pacific with a population of 20956 and area of 459 square kilometers. It consists of more than 300 islands and atolls. Palau’s size did not stop it from introducing competition into its telecom sector earlier than many of the Pacific countries.