Palau: Island sovereign state in Oceania
Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island nation.
It is in the Pacific Ocean. Palau is 300 miles (500 km) east of the Philippines. It got independence from United Nations trusteeship administration (administered by the United States of America) in 1994. It is one of the world's youngest and smallest nations. It is sometimes referred to in English under its native name Belau. The capitol of Palau used to be Koror. It is now located in Melekeok State.
Republic of Palau Beluu er a Belau ベルーええとベラウ República de Palaos | |
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| Anthem: Our Palau | |
_(small_islands_magnified).svg) Location of Palau (circled) in the western Pacific Ocean. | |
| Capital | Ngerulmud, Melekeok Statea 7°21′N 134°28′E / 7.350°N 134.467°E |
| Largest city | Koror |
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| Ethnic groups (2000) | |
| Demonym(s) | Palauan |
| Government | Unitary presidential democratic republic |
| Surangel Whipps Jr. | |
• Vice President | Uduch Sengebau Senior |
| Legislature | National Congress |
| Independence | |
• Compact of Free Association with the United States | 1 October 1994 |
| Area | |
• Total | 459 km2 (177 sq mi) (196th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 20,956 (218th) |
• Density | 28.4/km2 (73.6/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate |
• Total | $164 million (not ranked) |
• Per capita | $8,100 (119th) |
| HDI (2011) | 0.782 high · 49th |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +680 |
| ISO 3166 code | PW |
| Internet TLD | .pw |
States
Palau is divided into sixteen (16) administrative states:
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Climate
Palau has a tropical climate all year round. Average yearly temperature is around 82 °F (27 °C).
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- My Micronesia.com’s Palau section Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Olekoi Palau
- Palauan Embassy to the United States
- WWFM 89.5 Radio Palau
- East Javanese Beads as Palau Heirlooms Archived 2006-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Palau photographs Archived 2006-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- Travel Notes - Runoko Rashidi in the Republic of Palau
- Encyclopedia of the Nations - Palau
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