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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 .
Republic of Palau. Palau was initially settled around 1000 BC.. Palau was likely sighted for the first time by Europeans as early as 1522, when the Spanish mission of the Trinidad, the flagship of Ferdinand Magellan's voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the 5th parallel north, naming them "San Juan" without visiting them.
As of 2006, the first floor exhibition space displayed Palau's traditional culture and arts, including bead money and the house-buying ceremony known as ocheraol. [ 4 ] In the wider museum compound is a library of over 5000 books relating to the history and culture of Palau. [ 5 ]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1]
Location of Palau in the western Pacific. The National Register of Historic Places in Palau contains six listed sites located in only four of the sixteen states of Palau. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024. [1]
Ngerulmud is the only settlement in Palau to have its own ZIP code (96939), with the rest of the country using 96940 – the United States Postal Service services Palau as part of the Compact of Free Association with the United States. [11] In July 2014, Ngerulmud hosted the official opening of the 45th Pacific Islands Forum.
Palau's capital, Ngerulmud, is located on Babeldaob, in Melekeok State. Babeldaob is one of the most underdeveloped populated islands in the Pacific Ocean. The area of Babeldaob, 331 km 2 (128 sq mi), makes up over 70% of the land area of the entire Republic of Palau.
Geography of Palau. Palau is: an island country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. North Pacific Ocean Oceania. Micronesia; Time zone: UTC+09; Extreme points of Palau High: Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob 242 m (794 ft) Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: none; Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 1,519 km