Republic of Palau Google maps and facts
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Facts about Palau
| Administrative divisions: | 16 states; Aimeliik , Airai , Angaur , Hatohobei , Kayangel , Koror , Melekeok , Ngaraard , Ngarchelong , Ngardmau , Ngatpang , Ngchesar , Ngeremlengui , Ngiwal , Peleliu , Sonsorol |
| Area: | total: 458 sq km land: 458 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Background: | After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration , this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986 , but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year , when the islands gained independence. |
| Flag description: | light blue with a large yellow disk (representing the moon) shifted slightly to the hoist side |
| Capital: | name: Melekeok geographic coordinates: 7 29 N , 134 38 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate: | tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November |
| Currency code: | US dollar (USD) |
| Ethnic groups: | Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9% , Filipino 15.3% , Chinese 4.9% , other Asian 2.4% , white 1.9% , Carolinian 1.4% , other Micronesian 1.1% , other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 7 30 N , 134 30 E |
| Geography note: | westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain , consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands |
| Government type: | constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994 |
| Imports partners: | US , Singapore , Japan , South Korea (2006) |
| Internet country code: | .pw |
| Land boundaries: | 1 ,519 km |
| Neighbouring countries: | 0 km |
| Languages: | Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official) , Tobi (Tobi and English are official) , and Angaur (Angaur , Japanese , and English are official) , Filipino 13.5% , English 9.4% , Chinese 5.7% , Carolinian 1.5% , Japanese 1.5% , other Asian 2.3% , other languages 1.5% (2000 census) |
| Location: | Oceania , group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean , southeast of the Philippines |
| Map references: | Oceania |
| National holiday: | Constitution Day , 9 July (1979) |
| Nationality: | noun: Palauan(s) adjective: Palauan |
| Natural hazards: | typhoons (June to December) |
| Population: | 21 ,093 (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 41.6% , Protestant 23.3% , Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau) , Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3% , Jehovah's Witness 0.9% , Latter-Day Saints 0.6% , other 3.1% , unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census) |
| Terrain: | varying geologically from the high , mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low , coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs |
| Unemployment rate: | 4.2% (2005 est.) |
Capital of Republic of Palau
Koror (click to view Koror map)
Places in Palau
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