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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 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 .
This is a list of cities in Palau. ... States of Palau; List of cities by country; References This page was last edited on 17 February 2025, at 20:18 ...
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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]
The climate of the Palau Islands is defined as being maritime tropical, characterized by little variation seasonally or diurnally. The country has a Köppen Climate Classification of Af (Tropical Rainforest Climate). [4] It rains almost daily. Short but torrential storms provide over 3.8m annually. Prolonged dry spells or droughts are rare.
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.
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 ...