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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 .
The collection of official estimates of ethnicity and race is prohibited in France. [21] Ethnic groups in the country are the French and native ... Palau: By ethnicity
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 of Palau 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 .
[95] [97] Palau's constitution at independence conferred nationality upon any person of the former Trust Territory who had at least one parent of Palauan ancestry and no other nationality. [6] [98] The original language of the Constitution prohibited dual nationality, but an amendment in 2008 permitted Palauans to hold dual nationality. [98]
The first wave of First Remote Oceanian lineage settled the Mariana Islands around 2800 BCE. A second separate wave settled Palau around 2400 BCE. A third separate wave settled Central Micronesia around 2100 BCE. The peoples of Central Micronesia and Palau have a degree of Papuan ancestry, but this is absent from the peoples of the Mariana Islands.
Since the late 1940s, many Palauans have emigrated abroad. In 1953, about a hundred people from Palau founded the Palau Association in the American island of Guam.Over the years, the number of Palauans has continually grown.
The United States will resume a long-suspended Peace Corps program in the North Pacific island of Palau as the Biden administration continues moves to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
Ethnic groups in Palau (1 C, 5 P) Expatriates in Palau (5 C) I. Immigrants to Palau (1 C) Pages in category "Demographics of Palau" This category contains only the ...