Palau

Coordinates: 7°30′N 134°30′E / 7.500°N 134.500°E / 7.500; 134.500

Republic o Palau Beluu er a Belau
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Anthem: [Belau rekid] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help) Oor Palau
Caipital	Ngerulmud, Melekeok Statea[1] 7°21′N 134°28′E / 7.350°N 134.467°E / 7.350; 134.467
Lairgest ceety	Koror
Offeecial leids	Inglis Palauan
Recognised regional leids	Japanese (in Angaur) Sonsorolese (in Sonsoral) Tobian (in Hatohobei)
Ethnic groups (2000)	69.9% Palauan 15.3% Filipino 4.9% Chinese 2.4% ither Asian 1.9% White 1.4% Carolinian 1.1% ither Micronesian 3.2% ither / unspecified
Demonym(s)	Palauan
Govrenment	Unitary presidential democratic republic
• Preses	Tommy Remengesau
• Vice Preses	Antonio Bells
Legislatur	Naitional Congress
Unthirldom
• Compact o Free Association wi the Unitit States	1 October 1994
Aurie
• Total	459 km2 (177 sq mi) (196t)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2011 estimate	20,956 (218t)
• Density	28.4/km2 (73.6/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2008 estimate
• Total	$164 million[2] (not ranked)
• Per capita	$8,100[2] (119t)
HDI (2011)	0.782[3] heich · 49t
Currency	Unitit States dollar (USD)
Time zone	UTC+9
Drivin side	richt
Cawin code	+680
ISO 3166 code	PW
Internet TLD	.pw
On 7 October 2006, govrenment officials moved thair offices in the umwhile caipital o Koror tae Ngerulmud in Melekeok State, locatit 20 km (12 mi) northeast o Koror on Babelthaup Island an 2 km (1 mi) northwest o Melekeok veelage.

Palau /pəˈlaʊ/ ( listen), offeecially the Republic o Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau), is an island naition in the Paceefic Ocean, some 500 mile (800 km) east o the Philippines an 2,000 mile (3,200 km) sooth o Tokyo. Haein emerged frae Unitit Naitions trusteeship (administered bi the Unitit States) in 1994, it is ane o the warld's youngest an smawest sovereign states. In Inglis, the name is sometimes spelled Belau in accordance wi the native pronunciation. It wis umwhile an aa spelled Pelew.^[4]

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