Palau

Republic of Palau
Republic of Palau; Beluu er a Belau
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: [Belau rekid] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Our Palau
Capital	Ngerulmud, Melekeok Statea
Largest city	Koror
Official languages	English; Palauan;
Recognised regional languages	Japanese (in Angaur); Sonsorolese (in Sonsoral); Tobian (in Hatohobei);
Ethnic groups (2000)	69.9% Palauan; 15.3% Filipino; 4.9% Chinese; 2.4% other Asian; 1.9% White; 1.4% Carolinian; 1.1% other Micronesian; 3.2% other / unspecified;
Demonym(s)	Palauan
Government	Unitary presidential democratic republic
• President	Tommy Remengesau
• Vice President	Antonio Bells
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
	On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital of Koror to Ngerulmud in Melekeok State, located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Koror on Babelthaup Island and 2 km (1 mi) northwest of Melekeok village.;

Map of Palau

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 capital city of Palau is Melekeok. This has been true since October 1, 2006.

States[change | change source]

The sixteen states of Palau

Palau is divided into sixteen administrative states:

Palau has a tropical climate all year round. Average yearly temperature is around 82 °F (27 °C).

↑ "Government offices moved to a new National Capitol Building complex located at Ngerulmud, Melekeok State" US Department of State. Palau (02/09). Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 2008 estimate. "Palau". CIA World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
↑ Human Development Index and its components. undp.org (2011).

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Republic of Palau Beluu er a Belau
Flag ${{{coat_alt}}}$ Seal
Anthem: [Belau rekid] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) Our Palau
Capital	Ngerulmud, Melekeok State^a^[1]
Largest city	Koror
Official languages	English Palauan
Recognised regional languages	Japanese (in Angaur) Sonsorolese (in Sonsoral) Tobian (in Hatohobei)
Ethnic groups (2000)	69.9% Palauan 15.3% Filipino 4.9% Chinese 2.4% other Asian 1.9% White 1.4% Carolinian 1.1% other Micronesian 3.2% other / unspecified
Demonym(s)	Palauan
Government	Unitary presidential democratic republic

• President	Tommy Remengesau
• Vice President	Antonio Bells

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^[2] (not ranked)
• Per capita	$8,100^[2] (119th)
HDI (2011)	0.782^[3] high · 49th
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC+9
Driving side	right
Calling code	+680
ISO 3166 code	PW
Internet TLD	.pw
On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital of Koror to Ngerulmud in Melekeok State, located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Koror on Babelthaup Island and 2 km (1 mi) northwest of Melekeok village.