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Palau



Belau
Palau

Belau Belau - Beluu er a Belau
English Palau - Republic of Palau

The Republic of Palau, is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines. Having emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States) in 1994, it is one of the world's youngest and smallest nations. It is sometimes referred to in English under its native name Belau. It's maritime borders lie east and south of the ► Philippines, northeast of ► Indonesia, and west of ► Micronesia. Currently, Palau is under freely associated status with the ► United States.

Tagalog Palaos - Republika ng Palaos

Ang Republika ng Palaos (na kilala rin sa mga pangalang Belau, Palau', at Republika ng Palau) ay isang bansang pulo sa Karagatang Pasipiko, matatagpuan ito 500 km silangan mula sa Pilipinas. Naging malaya ito noong 1994, at dahil dito isa ito sa mga pinakabatang bansa sa buong mundo. Ito rin ang may pinakakaunting tao.

ᜆᜄᜎᜓᜄ᜔ ᜉᜎᜂᜐ᜔ - ᜍᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜂᜐ᜔

ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜍᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜂᜐ᜔ (ᜈ ᜃᜒᜎᜎ ᜍᜒᜈ᜔ ᜐ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜅᜎᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜎᜏ᜔᜵ ᜉᜎᜏ᜔᜵ ᜀᜆ᜔ ᜍᜒᜉᜓᜊ᜔ᜎᜒᜃ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜉᜎᜏ᜔) ᜀᜌ᜔ ᜁᜐᜅ᜔ ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜅ᜔ ᜉᜓᜎᜓ ᜐ ᜃᜍᜄᜆᜅ᜔ ᜉᜐᜒᜉᜒᜃᜓ᜵ ᜋᜆᜆᜄ᜔ᜉᜓᜀᜈ᜔ ᜁᜆᜓ 500 km ᜐᜒᜎᜅᜈ᜔ ᜋᜓᜎ ᜐ ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒᜈᜐ᜔᜶ ᜈᜄᜒᜅ᜔ ᜋᜎᜌ ᜁᜆᜓ ᜈᜓᜂᜅ᜔ 1994᜵ ᜀᜆ ᜇᜑᜒᜎ᜔ ᜇᜒᜆᜓ ᜁᜐ ᜁᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜋᜅ ᜉᜒᜈᜃᜊᜆᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐ ᜐ ᜊᜓᜂᜅ᜔ ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓ᜶ ᜁᜆᜓ ᜍᜒᜈ᜔ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜋᜌ᜔ ᜉᜒᜈᜃᜃᜃᜂᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜅ᜔ ᜋᜅ ᜆᜂ᜶


Short name  Palau
Official name Republic of Palau
Status Associated State of the United States since 1994
Location Pacific Ocean
Capital Melekeok
Population 17,661 inhabitants
Area 459 square kilometres (177 sq mi)
Major languages Palauan, English (both official), Filipino (variant of Tagalog, semi-official)
Major religions Roman Catholicism, Protestantism
More information Palau, Geography of Palau, History of Palau and Politics of Palau
More images Palau - Palau (Category).

General maps

Map of Palau
Map of Palau
States of Palau

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Palau, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Palau.

Division of the Germany colonies in Oceania after World War I
Battle of Angaur
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1962
Location of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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