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Palau

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Republic of Palau
Beluu er a Belau
ベルーええとベラウ
República de Palaos
Flag of Palau
Anthem: Our Palau
Location of Palau (circled) in the western Pacific Ocean.
Location of Palau (circled) in the westernPacific Ocean.
CapitalNgerulmud,Melekeok Statea[1]
7°21′N134°28′E / 7.350°N 134.467°E /7.350; 134.467
Largest cityKoror
Official languages
Other languages
Ethnic groups
(2000)
Demonym(s)Palauan
GovernmentUnitarypresidentialdemocraticrepublic
Surangel Whipps Jr.
Uduch Sengebau Senior
LegislatureNational Congress
Independence
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
CurrencyUnited States dollar (USD)
Time zoneUTC+9
Driving sideright
Calling code+680
ISO 3166 codePW
Internet TLD.pw
  1. On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital ofKoror toNgerulmud inMelekeok 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,[a] officially theRepublic of Palau[b], is anisland nation. It is in thePacific Ocean. Palau is 300miles (500 km) east of thePhilippines. It got independence fromUnited Nations trusteeship administration (administered by theUnited States of America) in 1994. It is one of the world's youngest and smallest nations. It is sometimes referred to inEnglish under its native nameBelau. The capitol of Palau used to be Koror. It is now located in Melekeok State.

States

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The sixteen states of Palau

Palau is divided into sixteen (16) administrative states:

Climate

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

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References

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  1. ↑"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. ↑2.02.12008 estimate."Palau".CIA World Factbook. CIA. Archived fromthe original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved9 August 2009.
  3. ↑Human Development Index and its components. undp.org (2011).

Notes

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  1. ↑Palauan:Belau,Japanese:パラオ
  2. ↑Palauan:Beluu er a Belau, Japanese:パラオ共和国

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