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Republic of Palau Beluu er a Belau | |
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Anthem: Our Palau | |
_(small_islands_magnified).svg) Location of Palau (circled) in the western Pacific Ocean. | |
| Capital | Ngerulmud, Melekeok Statea[1] 7°21′N 134°28′E / 7.350°N 134.467°E |
| Largest city | Koror |
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| Demonym(s) | Palauan |
| Government | Unitary presidential democratic republic |
| Surangel Whipps Jr. | |
| 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[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 |
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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]
Palau is divided into sixteen administrative states:
Climate[change | change source]
Palau has a tropical climate all year round. Average yearly temperature is around 82 °F (27 °C).
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Reference[change | change source]
- ↑ "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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- 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
