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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 .
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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
Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states. Palau has a high ratio of government offices to citizens, with 16 states and both a tribal chiefdom and elected legislature in each state, for 20,000 people. [1]
Demographic features of the population of Palau include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. About 70% of the Palauan population lives in the city of Koror on Koror Island .
Ngerekebesang Island, the site of Palau's second-largest town, Meyuns, in the eastern part of the island, with a population of 1,200. Malakal Island , the site of Koror's port. Koror Island is also connected by the Koror–Babeldaob Bridge to the state of Airai in the island of Babeldaob , where Palau International Airport is located.
Aimeliik is an administrative division of the island country of Palau. It is one of the Republic of Palau's 16 states. It has an area of 52 km 2 and a population of 334 (census 2015). The state capital is the village of Mongami. The four other villages are Medorm, Imul, Elechui and Ngmechiangel. The island is the location of Palau's largest ...
Melekeok is a state of the Republic of Palau located on the central east coast of Babeldaob Island. The seat of government of the country, Ngerulmud, is located in the state. The state consists of long beaches, hills, steep ridges, rivers, and the largest and only natural freshwater lake in Palau and Micronesia, Lake Ngardok.