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Palau, [a] officially the Republic of Palau, [b] [8] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands , while the eastern and central parts make up the Federated States of Micronesia .
An enlargeable map of the Republic of Palau An enlargeable basic map of Palau. Pronunciation: Common English country name: Palau; Official English country name: The Republic of Palau; Common endonym(s): Belau; Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Palauan; Demonym(s): ISO country codes: PW, PLW, 585; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PW
Dolphins Pacific, the world's largest dolphin research facility, is open for tourists who are interested in swimming and interacting with trained dolphins. [17] Most tourists to Palau stay in Koror, which is the centre for Palau's resort services and house modern conveniences. Koror has businesses that cater to speakers of many languages. [18]
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Palau_Koror-Babeldaob_bridge_map.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0, GFDL . 2010-03-10T10:56:51Z Pethrus 763x552 (342138 Bytes) Added legend, roads direction arrows, corrected topography, added coral reef border, added missing lacke, added village name
The islands of Palau constitute the westernmost part of the Caroline Islands chain. The country includes the World War II battleground of Peleliu and world-famous rock islands. [1] The total land area is 459 km 2 (177 sq mi). It has the 42nd largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 603,978 km 2 (233,197 sq mi).
In 1993, Koror was home to more than 7,000 people, but in the recent past the number was at times even greater as large numbers of people from other areas would stay in Koror to conduct business. The town is composed of ten hamlets where traditional roots are strong. Koror sprawls across the western end of Oreor Island along a low ridge.
This is a list of cities in Palau.. Palau only has one true city, Koror.. Palau's towns and villages include: 1. Kloulklubed; 2. Meyuns; 3. Melekeok; 4. Ngermid; 5 ...
This map is part of a collection of 216 free country maps, created by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), to be used in print, web or broadcast products. The ReliefWeb Location Maps released here are maps that highlight a country, its capital, major populated places and the surrounding regions.