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Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8D%90%E1%88%8B%E1%8B%8D" title="ፐላው – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ፐላው" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-smn mw-list-item"><a href="https://smn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Inari Sami" lang="smn" hreflang="smn" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Anarâškielâ" data-language-local-name="Inari Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Anarâškielâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पालाउ – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="पालाउ" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ang mw-list-item"><a href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Аԥсшәа</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="بالاو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بالاو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaos" title="Palaos – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Palaos" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A1u" title="Paláu – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Paláu" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pal%C3%A1u" title="Paláu – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Paláu" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="پالاو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="پالاو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89" title="পালাউ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="পালাউ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bjn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bjn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Banjar" lang="bjn" hreflang="bjn" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Banjar" data-language-local-name="Banjar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Banjar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%9E" title="Палаў – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Палаў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bi mw-list-item"><a href="https://bi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Bislama" lang="bi" hreflang="bi" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Bislama" data-language-local-name="Bislama" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bislama</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%94%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B4%E0%BC%8D" title="པ་ལའུ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="པ་ལའུ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bxr mw-list-item"><a href="https://bxr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Russia Buriat" lang="bxr" hreflang="bxr" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Буряад" data-language-local-name="Russia Buriat" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Буряад</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rep%C3%BAblica_de_Palau" title="República de Palau – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="República de Palau" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cbk-zam mw-list-item"><a href="https://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Chavacano" lang="cbk" hreflang="cbk" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Chavacano de Zamboanga" data-language-local-name="Chavacano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chavacano de Zamboanga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="Shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelau" title="Pelau – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Pelau" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaw" title="Palaw – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Palaw" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="پالاو – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="پالاو" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-se mw-list-item"><a href="https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Northern Sami" lang="se" hreflang="se" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Davvisámegiella" data-language-local-name="Northern Sami" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Davvisámegiella</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%95%DE%A6%DE%8D%DE%A7%DE%87%DE%AB" title="ޕަލާއޫ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ޕަލާއޫ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dty mw-list-item"><a href="https://dty.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पलाउ – Doteli" lang="dty" hreflang="dty" data-title="पलाउ" data-language-autonym="डोटेली" data-language-local-name="Doteli" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>डोटेली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belau" title="Belau – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Belau" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Παλάου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Παλάου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaos" title="Palaos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Palaos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pala%C5%ADo" title="Palaŭo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Palaŭo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ext mw-list-item"><a href="https://ext.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Extremaduran" lang="ext" hreflang="ext" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Estremeñu" data-language-local-name="Extremaduran" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Estremeñu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88" title="پالائو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پالائو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaos" title="Palaos – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Palaos" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gag mw-list-item"><a href="https://gag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Gagauz" lang="gag" hreflang="gag" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Gagauz" data-language-local-name="Gagauz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagauz</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%89" title="પલાઉ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="પલાઉ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gom mw-list-item"><a href="https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A" title="पलाऊ – Goan Konkani" lang="gom" hreflang="gom" data-title="पलाऊ" data-language-autonym="गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni" data-language-local-name="Goan Konkani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%94%EB%9D%BC%EC%9A%B0" title="팔라우 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="팔라우" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8A%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82" title="Պալաու – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Պալաու" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पलाउ – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पलाउ" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89" title="পালাউ – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="পালাউ" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ik mw-list-item"><a href="https://ik.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Inupiaq" lang="ik" hreflang="ik" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Iñupiatun" data-language-local-name="Inupiaq" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Iñupiatun</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pala%C3%BA" title="Palaú – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Palaú" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(stato)" title="Palau (stato) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Palau (stato)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%95" title="פלאו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פלאו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%81" title="ಪಲಾವು – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಪಲಾವು" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3" title="პალაუ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="პალაუ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Палау Республикасы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Палау Республикасы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rw mw-list-item"><a href="https://rw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawu" title="Palawu – Kinyarwanda" lang="rw" hreflang="rw" data-title="Palawu" data-language-autonym="Ikinyarwanda" data-language-local-name="Kinyarwanda" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ikinyarwanda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belaua" title="Belaua – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Belaua" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palawo" title="Palawo – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Palawo" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaos" title="Palaos – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Palaos" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulae_Palauenses" title="Insulae Palauenses – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Insulae Palauenses" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(Ozeanien)" title="Palau (Ozeanien) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Palau (Ozeanien)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lij mw-list-item"><a href="https://lij.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Ligurian" lang="lij" hreflang="lij" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ligure" data-language-local-name="Ligurian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ligure</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belau" title="Belau – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Belau" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Livvinkarjala</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(%C3%A1llam)" title="Palau (állam) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Palau (állam)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pala%C3%B4" title="Palaô – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Palaô" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%81" title="പലാവു – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പലാവു" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaw" title="Palaw – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Palaw" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81rau" title="Pārau – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Pārau" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पलाउ – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पलाउ" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3" title="პალაუ – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="პალაუ" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="پالاو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="پالاو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88" title="پالائو – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="پالائو" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%84%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%8E" title="ꯄꯥꯂꯥꯎ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯄꯥꯂꯥꯎ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%9C%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%94%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%84%E1%80%B6" title="ပလောင်းနိုင်ငံ – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ပလောင်းနိုင်ငံ" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fj mw-list-item"><a href="https://fj.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Fijian" lang="fj" hreflang="fj" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Na Vosa Vakaviti" data-language-local-name="Fijian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Na Vosa Vakaviti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(land)" title="Palau (land) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Palau (land)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पलाउ – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="पलाउ" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89" title="पलाउ – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="पलाउ" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA" title="パラオ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="パラオ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paalau" title="Paalau – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Paalau" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pih mw-list-item"><a href="https://pih.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Norfuk / Pitkern" lang="pih" hreflang="pih" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Norfuk / Pitkern" data-language-local-name="Norfuk / Pitkern" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norfuk / Pitkern</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nov mw-list-item"><a href="https://nov.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Novial" lang="nov" hreflang="nov" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Novial" data-language-local-name="Novial" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Novial</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belau" title="Belau – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Belau" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%93" title="ପଲାଓ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ପଲାଓ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AA%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%8A" title="ਪਲਾਊ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਪਲਾਊ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8A" title="पलाऊ – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="पलाऊ" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangcah</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="پالاو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="پالاو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%88" title="پالايو – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="پالايو" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jam mw-list-item"><a href="https://jam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Jamaican Creole English" lang="jam" hreflang="jam" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Patois" data-language-local-name="Jamaican Creole English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Patois</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-km mw-list-item"><a href="https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%94%E1%9F%89%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%A1%E1%9E%BC" title="ប៉ាឡូ – Khmer" lang="km" hreflang="km" data-title="ប៉ាឡូ" data-language-autonym="ភាសាខ្មែរ" data-language-local-name="Khmer" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ភាសាខ្មែរ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcd mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaos" title="Palaos – Picard" lang="pcd" hreflang="pcd" data-title="Palaos" data-language-autonym="Picard" data-language-local-name="Picard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Picard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(rep%C3%B9blica)" title="Palau (repùblica) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Palau (repùblica)" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-crh mw-list-item"><a href="https://crh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Crimean Tatar" lang="crh" hreflang="crh" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Qırımtatarca" data-language-local-name="Crimean Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qırımtatarca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ty mw-list-item"><a href="https://ty.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parau" title="Parau – Tahitian" lang="ty" hreflang="ty" data-title="Parau" data-language-autonym="Reo tahiti" data-language-local-name="Tahitian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Reo tahiti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ksh mw-list-item"><a href="https://ksh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Colognian" lang="ksh" hreflang="ksh" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ripoarisch" data-language-local-name="Colognian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ripoarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rm mw-list-item"><a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Romansh" lang="rm" hreflang="rm" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Rumantsch" data-language-local-name="Romansh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Rumantsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaw" title="Palaw – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Palaw" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szy mw-list-item"><a href="https://szy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Sakizaya" lang="szy" hreflang="szy" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Sakizaya" data-language-local-name="Sakizaya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sakizaya</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sat mw-list-item"><a href="https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A3" title="ᱯᱟᱞᱟᱣ – Santali" lang="sat" hreflang="sat" data-title="ᱯᱟᱞᱟᱣ" data-language-autonym="ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ" data-language-local-name="Santali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(istadu)" title="Palau (istadu) – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Palau (istadu)" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-trv mw-list-item"><a href="https://trv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poryo" title="Poryo – Taroko" lang="trv" hreflang="trv" data-title="Poryo" data-language-autonym="Seediq" data-language-local-name="Taroko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seediq</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_(statu)" title="Palau (statu) – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Palau (statu)" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B4%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%94" title="පලාවු – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="පලාවු" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88" title="پالائو – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="پالائو" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palav" title="Palav – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Palav" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-szl mw-list-item"><a href="https://szl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Silesian" lang="szl" hreflang="szl" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Ślůnski" data-language-local-name="Silesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ślůnski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balau" title="Balau – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Balau" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88" title="پالاو – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="پالاو" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle mw-list-item" title="recommended article"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81" title="பலாவு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பலாவு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-shn mw-list-item"><a href="https://shn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%AD%E1%80%B0%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%82%83%E1%82%87%E1%80%9C%E1%81%A2%E1%80%9D%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="မိူင်းပႃႇလၢဝ်း – Shan" lang="shn" hreflang="shn" data-title="မိူင်းပႃႇလၢဝ်း" data-language-autonym="ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး " data-language-local-name="Shan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး </span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tay mw-list-item"><a href="https://tay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Tayal" lang="tay" hreflang="tay" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Tayal" data-language-local-name="Tayal" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tayal</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2" title="ประเทศปาเลา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="ประเทศปาเลา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%83" title="Полоу – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Полоу" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-to mw-list-item"><a href="https://to.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Tongan" lang="to" hreflang="to" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Lea faka-Tonga" data-language-local-name="Tongan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lea faka-Tonga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-chy mw-list-item"><a href="https://chy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Cheyenne" lang="chy" hreflang="chy" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Tsetsêhestâhese" data-language-local-name="Cheyenne" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tsetsêhestâhese</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kcg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%CC%B1la%CC%B1u" title="Pa̱la̱u – Tyap" lang="kcg" hreflang="kcg" data-title="Pa̱la̱u" data-language-autonym="Tyap" data-language-local-name="Tyap" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tyap</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-udm mw-list-item"><a href="https://udm.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Udmurt" lang="udm" hreflang="udm" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Удмурт" data-language-local-name="Udmurt" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Удмурт</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Палау – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Палау" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A4" title="پلاؤ – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="پلاؤ" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ug mw-list-item"><a href="https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8B" title="پالاۋ – Uyghur" lang="ug" hreflang="ug" data-title="پالاۋ" data-language-autonym="ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche" data-language-local-name="Uyghur" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-za mw-list-item"><a href="https://za.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" title="Palau – Zhuang" lang="za" hreflang="za" data-title="Palau" data-language-autonym="Vahcuengh" data-language-local-name="Zhuang" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vahcuengh</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%82au" title="Pałau – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Pałau" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-country-largest,.mw-parser-output .ib-country-lang{font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-ethnic,.mw-parser-output .ib-country-religion,.mw-parser-output .ib-country-sovereignty{font-weight:normal;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fake-li2{text-indent:0.5em;margin-left:1em;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-website{line-height:11pt}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-map-caption3{position:relative;top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn{text-align:left;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .ib-country-fn-num{margin-left:1em}</style><table class="infobox ib-country vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above adr"><div class="fn org country-name">Republic of Palau</div><div class="ib-country-names"><span title="Palauan-language text"><i lang="pau">Beluu er a Belau</i></span> <span class="languageicon" style="font-size:100%; font-weight:normal">(<a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a>)</span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Palau.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Palau"><img alt="Flag of Palau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/125px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/188px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/250px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Palau" title="Flag of Palau">Flag</a></div> </div> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding: 0px 5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Palau.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of Palau"><img alt="Seal of Palau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_Palau.svg/85px-Seal_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_Palau.svg/128px-Seal_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_Palau.svg/170px-Seal_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Palau" title="Seal of Palau"> Seal</a></div> </div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data anthem"><b>Anthem:</b> <span title="Palauan-language text"><i lang="pau"><a href="/wiki/Belau_rekid" title="Belau rekid">Belau rekid</a></i></span><br /> <p>"Our Palau” </p> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" style="width:220px;" data-durationhint="52" data-mwtitle="Belau_rekid_(instrumental).oga" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Belau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8b/Belau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga/Belau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=en&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="en" label="English ‪(en)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=he&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="he" label="עברית ‪(he)‬" data-dir="rtl" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=ko&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="ko" label="한국어 ‪(ko)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=ru&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="ru" label="русский ‪(ru)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=tl&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="tl" label="Tagalog ‪(tl)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=tr&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="tr" label="Türkçe ‪(tr)‬" data-dir="ltr" /><track src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3ABelau_rekid_%28instrumental%29.oga&lang=uk&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="uk" label="українська ‪(uk)‬" data-dir="ltr" /></audio></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_on_the_globe_(Southeast_Asia_centered)_(small_islands_magnified).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Palau"><img alt="Location of Palau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg/250px-Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg/375px-Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg/500px-Palau_on_the_globe_%28Southeast_Asia_centered%29_%28small_islands_magnified%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="901" data-file-height="897" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_-_Location_Map_(2013)_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Palau"><img alt="Location of Palau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg/250px-Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg/375px-Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg/500px-Palau_-_Location_Map_%282013%29_-_PLW_-_UNOCHA.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ngerulmud" title="Ngerulmud">Ngerulmud</a><br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Palau&params=7_30_N_134_37_E_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°30′N</span> <span class="longitude">134°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.500°N 134.617°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.500; 134.617</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Koror_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Koror City">Koror</a><br /><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Palau&params=7_20_N_134_29_E_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°20′N</span> <span class="longitude">134°29′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.333°N 134.483°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">7.333; 134.483</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official languages</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="ib-country-lang">Recognized regional languages</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tobian_language" title="Tobian language">Tobian</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">Ethnic groups</a> <div class="ib-country-ethnic"> (2020 census<sup id="cite_ref-2020Census_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>65.2% <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Palau" title="Demographics of Palau">Palauan</a></li><li>31.6% <a href="/wiki/Asian_people" title="Asian people">Asian</a></li><li>1.2% <a href="/wiki/Carolinian_people" title="Carolinian people">Carolinian</a></li><li>1.0% <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">European</a></li><li>0.9% other</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion <div class="ib-country-religion"> (2020 census)<sup id="cite_ref-2020Census_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="white-space:nowrap;">78.7% <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Palau" class="mw-redirect" title="Christianity in Palau">Christianity</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">10.1% <a href="/wiki/Irreligion" title="Irreligion">no religion</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">5.1% <a href="/wiki/Modekngei" title="Modekngei">Modekngei</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">4.9% <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Palau" title="Islam in Palau">Islam</a></li><li style="white-space:nowrap;">1.2% other</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Palauan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Palauan people">Palauan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Palau" title="Politics of Palau">Government</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Unitary <a href="/wiki/Presidential_republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidential republic">presidential republic</a> under a <a href="/wiki/Non-partisan_democracy" title="Non-partisan democracy">non-partisan democracy</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/President_of_Palau" title="President of Palau">President</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Surangel_Whipps_Jr." title="Surangel Whipps Jr.">Surangel Whipps Jr.</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_Palau" title="Vice President of Palau">Vice President</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uduch_Sengebau_Senior" title="Uduch Sengebau Senior">Uduch Sengebau Senior</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Palau_National_Congress" title="Palau National Congress">Palau National Congress</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">Upper house</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Palau" title="Senate of Palau">Senate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">Lower house</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Delegates_of_Palau" title="House of Delegates of Palau">House of Delegates</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Independence" title="Independence">Independence</a> <div class="ib-country-sovereignty">from the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia</a></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trusteeship</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">18 July 1947</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Constitution </div></th><td class="infobox-data">2 April 1979</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Establishment of the Republic of Palau </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 January 1981</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1 October 1994</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Palau" title="Geography of Palau">Area </a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">459 km<sup>2</sup> (177 sq mi) (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">180th</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Water (%)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">negligible</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Palau" title="Demographics of Palau">Population</a></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2021 estimate</div></th><td class="infobox-data">18,024<sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_2022_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP_2022-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">192nd</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• 2021 <sup id="cite_ref-2021Census_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021Census-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> census</div></th><td class="infobox-data">16,766</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Density</div></th><td class="infobox-data">38.375/km<sup>2</sup> (99.4/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Purchasing_power_parity" title="Purchasing power parity">PPP</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2024 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $308 million<sup id="cite_ref-imf_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $18,209<sup id="cite_ref-imf_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita" title="List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita">81st</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Gross_domestic_product" title="Gross domestic product">GDP</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(nominal)</span></th><td class="infobox-data">2024 estimate</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $322 million<sup id="cite_ref-imf_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Per capita</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> $17,448<sup id="cite_ref-imf_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imf-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">(2022)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.797<sup id="cite_ref-UNHDR_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UNHDR-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span class="nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:forestgreen">high</span></span> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of countries by Human Development Index">71st</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Currency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollar</a> (<a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">USD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Time zone</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>+9</span> (PWT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-country-fake-li">• Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>not observed</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date format</th><td class="infobox-data">DD-MM-YYYY</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic" title="Left- and right-hand traffic">Drives on</a></th><td class="infobox-data">right</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Palau" title="Telephone numbers in Palau">Calling code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/%2B680" class="mw-redirect" title="+680">+680</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-2:PW" title="ISO 3166-2:PW">PW</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Country_code_top-level_domain" title="Country code top-level domain">Internet TLD</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/.pw" title=".pw">.pw</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-country-website"><b>Website</b><br /><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://palaugov.pw/">PalauGov.pw</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-country-fn"><ol class="ib-country-fn-alpha"> <li value="2">GDP estimate includes US subsidy (2004 estimate).</li> </ol></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Palau</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> officially the <b>Republic of Palau</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Island_country" title="Island country">island country</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia">Micronesia</a> subregion of <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> with parts of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>. </p><p>It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi), making it the sixteenth <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area" title="List of countries and dependencies by area">smallest country in the world</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The most populous island is <a href="/wiki/Koror" title="Koror">Koror</a>, home to the country's most populous city of <a href="/wiki/Koror_(city)" title="Koror (city)">the same name</a>. The capital, <a href="/wiki/Ngerulmud" title="Ngerulmud">Ngerulmud</a>, is located on the largest island of <a href="/wiki/Babeldaob" title="Babeldaob">Babeldaob</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Melekeok" title="Melekeok">Melekeok State</a>. Palau shares <a href="/wiki/Maritime_boundary" title="Maritime boundary">maritime boundaries</a> with <a href="/wiki/International_waters" title="International waters">international waters</a> to the north, the Federated States of Micronesia to the east, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> to the south, and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> to the northwest. </p><p>The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Southeast_Asia" title="Maritime Southeast Asia">Maritime Southeast Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SmithWMP_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SmithWMP-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palau was first drawn on a European map by the Bohemian missionary <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Clain" title="Pablo Clain">Paul Klein</a><sup id="cite_ref-Francis_X._Hezel,_SJ_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Francis_X._Hezel,_SJ-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> based on a description given by a group of <a href="/wiki/Palauans" class="mw-redirect" title="Palauans">Palauans</a> shipwrecked on the Philippine coast on <a href="/wiki/Samar" title="Samar">Samar</a>. Palau islands were made part of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish East Indies</a> in 1885. Following Spain's defeat in the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a> in 1898, the islands were sold to <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">Germany</a> in 1899 under the terms of the <a href="/wiki/German%E2%80%93Spanish_Treaty_(1899)" title="German–Spanish Treaty (1899)">German–Spanish Treaty</a>, where they were administered as part of <a href="/wiki/German_New_Guinea" title="German New Guinea">German New Guinea</a>. </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the islands were made a part of the Japanese-ruled <a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate" title="South Seas Mandate">South Seas Mandate</a> by the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a>. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, skirmishes including the major <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu" title="Battle of Peleliu">Battle of Peleliu</a> were fought between American and Japanese troops as part of the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign" title="Mariana and Palau Islands campaign">Mariana and Palau Islands campaign</a>. Along with other <a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Pacific_Ocean" title="List of islands in the Pacific Ocean">Pacific Islands</a>, Palau was made a part of the United States-governed <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a> in 1947. Having voted in <a href="/wiki/1978_Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands_constitutional_referendum" title="1978 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands constitutional referendum">a referendum</a> against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the islands gained full <a href="/wiki/Sovereignty" title="Sovereignty">sovereignty</a> in 1994 under a <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the United States. </p><p>Politically, Palau is a <a href="/wiki/Presidential_system" title="Presidential system">presidential</a> republic in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with the United States, which provides defense, funding, and access to social services. Legislative power is concentrated in the <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Palau_National_Congress" title="Palau National Congress">Palau National Congress</a>. <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Palau" title="Economy of Palau">Palau's economy</a> is based mainly on tourism, <a href="/wiki/Subsistence_agriculture" title="Subsistence agriculture">subsistence agriculture</a> and fishing, with a significant portion of gross national product (GNP) derived from foreign aid. The country uses the United States dollar as its official currency. The islands' culture mixes Micronesian, <a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesian</a>, Asian, and Western elements. Ethnic Palauans, the majority of the population, are of mixed <a href="/wiki/Micronesians" title="Micronesians">Micronesian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melanesians" title="Melanesians">Melanesian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian</a> descent. A smaller proportion of the population is of Japanese descent. The country's two <a href="/wiki/Official_language" title="Official language">official languages</a> are <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a> (a member of the <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_languages" title="Austronesian languages">Austronesian</a> language family) and English, with Japanese, <a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tobian_language" title="Tobian language">Tobian</a> recognized as <a href="/wiki/Regional_language" title="Regional language">regional languages</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name for the islands in the <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan language</a>, <i>Belau</i>, derives from the Palauan word for "village", <i>beluu</i> (thus ultimately from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Austronesian_language" title="Proto-Austronesian language">Proto-Austronesian</a> *<i>banua</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or from <i>aibebelau</i> ("indirect replies"), relating to a <a href="/wiki/Creation_myth" title="Creation myth">creation myth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name "Palau" originated in the Spanish <i>Los Palaos</i>, eventually entering English via the German <i>Palau</i>. An archaic name for the islands in English was the "Pelew Islands".<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name of the country "Palau" is most likely not derived from the Malay word "<i>Pulau</i>," despite the similarity in its word form. In Malay, "<i>pulau</i>" means "island," which is also a geographical characteristic of Palau as an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_Palau" title="History of Palau">History of Palau</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 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.right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:32em; ; font-size: 80%; color: #202122;background-color: #B0C4DE;"> <div class="quotebox-title" style="color: #202122;background-color: #B0C4DE;">Palau History Timeline</div> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg/46px-Flag_of_Cross_of_Burgundy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/History_of_Spain_(1700%E2%80%931808)" title="History of Spain (1700–1808)">Bourbon Spain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish East Indies</a>) 1710–1785<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Spain_%281785%E2%80%931873%2C_1875%E2%80%931931%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/History_of_Spain_(1700%E2%80%931808)" title="History of Spain (1700–1808)">Kingdom of Spain</a> (Spanish East Indies) 1785–1808<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Bandera_de_Espa%C3%B1a_1808-1813.svg/23px-Bandera_de_Espa%C3%B1a_1808-1813.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-height="1480" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/First_Philippine_Republic" title="First Philippine Republic">First Philippine Republic</a> January 23–February 12, 1899<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> (<a href="/wiki/German_New_Guinea" title="German New Guinea">German New Guinea</a>) 1899–1914<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate" title="South Seas Mandate">South Seas Mandate</a>) 1914–1944<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> 1944–1962<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Nations.svg.png 1.5x, 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/></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a> 1979–1981<br /> <span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></span> Palau 1981–present </p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands,_ca._1590.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/290px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/435px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/580px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg 2x" data-file-width="937" data-file-height="298" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Manila_galleon" title="Manila galleon">Manila galleon</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Marianas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Carolinas</a>, c. 1590 <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Codex" title="Boxer Codex">Boxer Codex</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Palau was originally settled between the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE, most likely from the Philippines or Indonesia.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sonsorol" title="Sonsorol">Sonsorol</a> was sighted by the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Empire" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish</a> as early as 1522, when the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_missions_in_the_Carolinas" title="Spanish missions in the Carolinas">Spanish mission</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_(ship)" title="Trinidad (ship)">Trinidad</a></i>, the flagship of <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan" title="Ferdinand Magellan">Ferdinand Magellan</a>'s voyage of circumnavigation, sighted two small islands around the <a href="/wiki/5th_parallel_north" title="5th parallel north">5th parallel north</a>, naming them "San Juan".<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1696, a group of sailors from the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> were stranded on <a href="/wiki/Samar" title="Samar">Samar</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Guiuan" title="Guiuan">Guiuan</a>, when they met European missionary <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Clain" title="Pablo Clain">Paul Klein</a>. Using pebbles, the sailors attempted to show Klein the approximate location and size of the islands. He used this information to produce the first European map of the Palau area. Klein sent the map to <a href="/wiki/Superior_General_of_the_Society_of_Jesus" class="mw-redirect" title="Superior General of the Society of Jesus">Jesuit Superior General</a>, along with a letter detailing the names of the islands, the culture of the people, and his experiences with them.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spanish_era">Spanish era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Spanish era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Captaincy General of the Philippines">Captaincy General of the Philippines</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish East Indies</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG/330px-Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG" decoding="async" width="330" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG/495px-Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG/660px-Islas_Marianas_Palaos_y_Carolinas.JPG 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="489" /></a><figcaption>An 1888 map showing the Palau Islands of the Spanish East Indies (excluding the Philippine Islands)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau-Inseln.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Palau-Inseln.jpg/220px-Palau-Inseln.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Palau-Inseln.jpg/330px-Palau-Inseln.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Palau-Inseln.jpg/440px-Palau-Inseln.jpg 2x" data-file-width="681" data-file-height="395" /></a><figcaption><i>Village on the Palau Islands</i>, painting by <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Hellgrewe" title="Rudolf Hellgrewe">Rudolf Hellgrewe</a> c. 1908</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg/220px-Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg/330px-Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg/440px-Koror_chiefs_in_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="472" data-file-height="352" /></a><figcaption>Koror chiefs in 1915</figcaption></figure> <p>The Klein map and letter caused a vast interest in the new islands. Another letter written by Fr. Andrés Serrano was sent to Europe in 1705, essentially copying the information given by Klein. The letters resulted in three unsuccessful Jesuit attempts to travel to Palau from <a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Captaincy General of the Philippines">Spanish Philippines</a> in 1700, 1708, and 1709. The islands were first visited by the Jesuit expedition led by Francisco Padilla on 30 November 1710. The expedition ended with the stranding of the two priests, Jacques Du Beron and Joseph Cortyl, on the coast of Sonsorol, because the mother ship <i><a href="/wiki/Trinity" title="Trinity">Santísima Trinidad</a></i> was driven to <a href="/wiki/Mindanao" title="Mindanao">Mindanao</a> by a storm. Another ship was sent from <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> in 1711 to save them only to capsize, causing the death of three more Jesuit priests. The failure of these missions gave Palau the original Spanish name <i>Islas Encantadas</i> (Enchanted Islands).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transitions_era">Transitions era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Transitions era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG/200px-Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG/300px-Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG/400px-Koror_in_the_Japanese_Period.JPG 2x" data-file-width="428" data-file-height="277" /></a><figcaption>Palau in Japanese mandate</figcaption></figure> <p>British traders became regular visitors to Palau in the 18th century (the British East India Company packet ship <a href="/wiki/Antelope_(1781_EIC_packet_ship)" title="Antelope (1781 EIC packet ship)"><i>Antelope</i></a> shipwrecked off <a href="/wiki/Ulong_Island" title="Ulong Island">Ulong Island</a> in 1783, leading to <a href="/wiki/Prince_Lee_Boo" title="Prince Lee Boo">Prince Lee Boo</a>'s visit to London), followed by expanding Spanish influence in the 19th century. Palau, under the name <i>Palaos</i>, was included in the <a href="/wiki/Malolos_Congress" title="Malolos Congress">Malolos Congress</a> in 1898, the first revolutionary congress in the Philippines, which wanted full independence from colonialists. Palau was part of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish East Indies</a> headquartered in the Spanish Philippines. Palau had one appointed member to the Congress, becoming the only group of islands in the entire <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> granted high representation in a non-colonial Philippine Congress. Congress also supported the right of Palau to self-determination if ever it wished to pursue such a path.<sup id="cite_ref-PhilStar2006_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PhilStar2006-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Later in 1899 as part of the Caroline Islands, Palau was sold by the Spanish Empire to the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/German_New_Guinea" title="German New Guinea">German New Guinea</a> in the <a href="/wiki/German%E2%80%93Spanish_Treaty_(1899)" title="German–Spanish Treaty (1899)">German–Spanish Treaty (1899)</a>. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese Empire</a> annexed the islands after seizing them from <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">Germany</a> in 1914. Following World War I, the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> formally placed the islands under Japanese administration as part of the <a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate" title="South Seas Mandate">South Seas Mandate</a>. In World War II, Palau was used by Japan to support its <a href="/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1941%E2%80%931942)" title="Philippines campaign (1941–1942)">1941 invasion of the Philippines</a>, which succeeded in 1942. The invasion overthrew the American-installed <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines" title="Commonwealth of the Philippines">Commonwealth government in the Philippines</a> and installed the Japanese-backed <a href="/wiki/Second_Philippine_Republic" title="Second Philippine Republic">Second Philippine Republic</a> in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_era">United States era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United States era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During World War II, the United States captured Palau from Japan in 1944 after the costly <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Peleliu" title="Battle of Peleliu">Battle of Peleliu</a>, when more than 2,000 Americans and 10,000 Japanese were killed and later the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Angaur" title="Battle of Angaur">Battle of Angaur</a>. In 1945–1946, the United States re-established control of the Philippines and managed Palau through the Philippine capital of <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>. By the latter half of 1946, however, the Philippines was granted full independence with the formation of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1946%E2%80%931965)" title="History of the Philippines (1946–1965)">Third Republic of the Philippines</a>, shifting the U.S. Far West Pacific capital to <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>. Palau was passed formally to the United States under United Nations auspices in 1947 as part of the <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a> established pursuant to <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_21" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 21">Security Council Resolution 21</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independence">Independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg/220px-TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg/330px-TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg/440px-TTPI_High_Commissioner_and_staff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="449" /></a><figcaption>TTPI High Commissioner and staff, 1960s</figcaption></figure> <p>Four of the Trust Territory districts joined and formed the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a> in 1979, but the districts of Palau and the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> voted against the proposed constitution. Palau, the westernmost cluster of the Carolines, instead opted for independent status in 1978, which was widely supported by the Philippines, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, and Japan. It approved a new constitution and became the Republic of Palau on 1 January 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It signed a <a href="/wiki/Compact_of_Free_Association" title="Compact of Free Association">Compact of Free Association</a> with the United States in 1982. In the same year, Palau became one of the founding members of the <a href="/wiki/Nauru_Agreement" title="Nauru Agreement">Nauru Agreement</a>. The compact entered into force on 1 October 1994,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> concluding Palau's transition from trusteeship to independence<sup id="cite_ref-gao-08-732_p7_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao-08-732_p7-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the last portion of the <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a> to secure its independence pursuant to <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_956" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 956">Security Council Resolution 956</a>. Palau also became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islands_Forum" title="Pacific Islands Forum">Pacific Islands Forum</a> but withdrew in February 2021 after a dispute regarding <a href="/wiki/Henry_Puna" title="Henry Puna">Henry Puna</a>'s election as the forum's secretary-general.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Legislation making Palau an "offshore" financial center was passed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Palau led the <a href="/wiki/Micronesia_Challenge" title="Micronesia Challenge">Micronesia Challenge</a>, which would conserve 30% of near-shore coastal waters and 20% of forest land of participating countries by 2020. In 2009, Palau created the world's first <a href="/wiki/Shark_sanctuary" title="Shark sanctuary">shark sanctuary</a>, banning commercial shark fishing within its waters. In 2012, the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands" title="Rock Islands">Rock Islands</a> of Palau was declared as a <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, Palau became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Climate_Vulnerable_Forum" title="Climate Vulnerable Forum">Climate Vulnerable Forum</a> under the chairmanship of the Philippines, and at the same time, the country officially protected 80% of its water resources, becoming the first country to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The protection of its water resources made significant increases in the country's economy in less than two years.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, it became the first state in the world to establish an eco-promise, known as the <i>Palau Pledge</i>, which is stamped on local and foreign passports.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, Palau and the Philippines began re-connecting their economic and diplomatic relations. The Philippines supported Palau to become an observer state in <a href="/wiki/ASEAN" title="ASEAN">ASEAN</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics_and_government">Politics and government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Politics and government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Palau" title="Politics of Palau">Politics of Palau</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Capitol,_Melekeok,_Palau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg/220px-Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg/330px-Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8f/Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg/440px-Capitol%2C_Melekeok%2C_Palau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3474" data-file-height="2314" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Capitol_of_Palau" title="Capitol of Palau">Capitol of Palau</a>, the seat of government</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p>Palau is a <a href="/wiki/Representative_democracy" title="Representative democracy">democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a>. The <a href="/wiki/President_of_Palau" title="President of Palau">President of Palau</a> is both <a href="/wiki/Head_of_state" title="Head of state">head of state</a> and <a href="/wiki/Head_of_government" title="Head of government">head of government</a>. Executive power is exercised by the government, while legislative power is vested in both the government and the <a href="/wiki/Palau_National_Congress" title="Palau National Congress">Palau National Congress</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Palau" title="Judiciary of Palau">judiciary</a> is independent of the executive and the legislature. Palau adopted a constitution in 1981. </p><p>The Compact of Free Association between the United States and Palau<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sets forth the free and voluntary association of their governments. It primarily focuses on the issues of government, economic, security, and defense relations.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palau has no independent military, relying on the United States for its defense. Under the compact, the <a href="/wiki/American_military" class="mw-redirect" title="American military">American military</a> was granted access to the islands for 50 years. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">U.S. Navy</a> role is minimal, limited to a handful of Navy <a href="/wiki/Seabee_(US_Navy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seabee (US Navy)">Seabees</a> (construction engineers).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">U.S. Coast Guard</a> patrols in national waters. The government has agreed to host a large <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> high-frequency radar station in Palau, an <a href="/wiki/Over-the-horizon_radar" title="Over-the-horizon radar">over-the-horizon-radar</a> system costing well over $100 million, which is expected to be operational in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-id-20220505_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-id-20220505-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-td-20221230_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-td-20221230-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, <a href="/wiki/Surangel_Whipps_Jr." title="Surangel Whipps Jr.">Surangel Whipps Jr</a> was elected as the new <a href="/wiki/President_of_Palau" title="President of Palau">President of Palau</a> to succeed President <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Remengesau" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy Remengesau">Tommy Remengesau</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foreign_relations">Foreign relations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Foreign relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1034237262"><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2(Tommy_E._Remengesau,_Jr.)_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_(27163347055).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg/220px-%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg/330px-%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg/440px-%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E6%8E%A5%E5%8F%97%E5%B8%9B%E7%90%89%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%9B%B7%E8%92%99%E5%82%91%E7%B4%A2%28Tommy_E._Remengesau%2C_Jr.%29_%E8%B4%88%E7%A6%AE_%2827163347055%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3150" data-file-height="2250" /></a><figcaption>President <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Remengesau_Jr." title="Thomas Remengesau Jr.">Thomas Remengesau</a> with <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan's</a> President <a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ing-wen" title="Tsai Ing-wen">Tsai Ing-wen</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p>As a sovereign state, Palau conducts <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Palau" title="Foreign relations of Palau">its own foreign relations</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gao-08-732_p7_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gao-08-732_p7-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since independence, Palau has established diplomatic relations with numerous countries, including many of its Pacific neighbors, like Micronesia and the Philippines. On 29 November 1994, the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a> passed <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_963" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 963">Resolution 963</a> recommending Palau's admission to the United Nations. The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> approved admission for Palau pursuant to Resolution 49/63 on 15 December 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palau has since joined several other international organizations. In September 2006, Palau hosted the first Taiwan-Pacific Allies Summit. Its president has made official visits to other Pacific countries, including Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Taiwan has provided financial support for Palau to maintain a presence at international fora, including the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="United Nations Climate Change Conference">United Nations Climate Change Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG/220px-Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG/330px-Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG/440px-Palasia_Hotel_Palau.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Flags of countries who have foreign relations with Palau, <a href="/wiki/Palasia_Hotel" title="Palasia Hotel">Palasia Hotel</a></figcaption></figure><p>The United States maintains a diplomatic delegation and an embassy in Palau, but most aspects of the countries' relationship have to do with compact-funded projects, which are the responsibility of the U.S. <a href="/wiki/Department_of_the_Interior" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of the Interior">Department of the Interior</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Insular_Affairs" title="Office of Insular Affairs">Office of Insular Affairs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag failed verification of its source citation(s). (July 2023)">failed verification</span></a></i>]</sup> For example, as part of this compact, Palau was granted <a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a> 96939 and 96940, along with regular <a href="/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service" title="United States Postal Service">U.S. Mail</a> delivery. In international politics, Palau often votes in tandem with the United States on <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> resolutions.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Palau has maintained close ties with Japan, which has funded infrastructure projects, including the <a href="/wiki/Koror%E2%80%93Babeldaob_Bridge" title="Koror–Babeldaob Bridge">Koror–Babeldaob Bridge</a>. In 2015, Emperor <a href="/wiki/Akihito" title="Akihito">Akihito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Empress_Michiko" title="Empress Michiko">Empress Michiko</a> visited <a href="/wiki/Peleliu" title="Peleliu">Peleliu</a> to honor the 70th anniversary of World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1981, Palau voted for the world's first nuclear-free constitution. This constitution banned the use, storage, and disposal of <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">nuclear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chemical_weapon" title="Chemical weapon">toxic chemical</a>, gas, and <a href="/wiki/Biological_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Biological weapon">biological weapons</a> without first being approved by a 75 percent majority in a referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This ban delayed Palau's transition to independence because while negotiating the compact, the U.S. insisted on the option to operate <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_marine_propulsion" title="Nuclear marine propulsion">nuclear-propelled vessels</a> and store nuclear weapons within the territory,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> prompting campaigns for independence.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, Palau signed the United Nations <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons" title="Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons">Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1034237262"><div class="stack mw-stack stack-right"><div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg/220px-Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg/330px-Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg/440px-Palau_Pres_Thomas_Remengesau_with_PH_President_Rodrigo_Duterte.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>President Remengesau with Philippine President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> in 2018</figcaption></figure></div></div> <p>Palau is a member of the <a href="/wiki/Nauru_Agreement" title="Nauru Agreement">Nauru Agreement</a> for the Management of Fisheries.<sup id="cite_ref-radioaustralia_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radioaustralia-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Philippines, a neighboring ally of Palau to the west has expressed its intent to back Palau if ever it wishes to join <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Association of Southeast Asian Nations">ASEAN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mb.com.ph_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mb.com.ph-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2009, Palau announced that it would <a href="/wiki/Uyghur_detainees_at_Guantanamo_Bay" title="Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay">accept up to seventeen</a> <a href="/wiki/Uyghurs" title="Uyghurs">Uyghurs</a> who had previously been detained by the American military at <a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp" title="Guantanamo Bay detention camp">Guantanamo Bay</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Ctv2009-06-10_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ctv2009-06-10-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with some American compensation for the cost of their upkeep.<sup id="cite_ref-Abc2009-06-10_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abc2009-06-10-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only one of the Uyghurs initially agreed to resettlement,<sup id="cite_ref-Rnzi2009-06-30_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rnzi2009-06-30-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but by the end of October, six of the seventeen had been transferred to Palau.<sup id="cite_ref-Afp2009-10-31_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Afp2009-10-31-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An aid agreement with the United States, finalized in January 2010, was reported to be unrelated to the Uyghur agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_divisions">Administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/States_of_Palau" title="States of Palau">States of Palau</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:States_of_Palau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/States_of_Palau.jpg/220px-States_of_Palau.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="289" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/States_of_Palau.jpg/330px-States_of_Palau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/States_of_Palau.jpg/440px-States_of_Palau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1154" data-file-height="1518" /></a><figcaption>The sixteen states of Palau</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau-CIA_WFB_Map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Palau-CIA_WFB_Map.png/220px-Palau-CIA_WFB_Map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Palau-CIA_WFB_Map.png 1.5x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption>Republic of Palau</figcaption></figure> <p>Palau is divided into sixteen states (until 1984 called municipalities). These are listed below with their areas (in square kilometers) and 2015 and 2020 Census populations: </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>State </th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>) </th> <th>Population 2015 Census </th> <th>Population 2020 Census </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Kayangel.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kayangel.svg/27px-Flag_of_Kayangel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kayangel.svg/41px-Flag_of_Kayangel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Flag_of_Kayangel.svg/54px-Flag_of_Kayangel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1876" data-file-height="1176" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Kayangel" title="Kayangel">Kayangel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41 </td> <td>Comprises the islands of Kayangel Atoll </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg/27px-Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg/41px-Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg/54px-Flag_of_Ngarchelong.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="217" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngarchelong" title="Ngarchelong">Ngarchelong</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">316 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">384 </td> <td>At the northern end of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg/27px-Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg/41px-Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg/54px-Flag_of_Ngaraard_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngaraard" title="Ngaraard">Ngaraard</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">413 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">396 </td> <td>At the northern end of Babeldaob Island, just south of Ngarchelong State </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png/27px-Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png/41px-Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png/54px-Flag_of_Ngardmau_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2013" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngardmau" title="Ngardmau">Ngardmau</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">185 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">238 </td> <td>On the western side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State,_Palau.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg/27px-Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg/41px-Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg/54px-Flag_of_Ngeremlengui_State%2C_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="869" data-file-height="581" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngaremlengui" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngaremlengui">Ngaremlengui</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">68 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">350 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">349 </td> <td>On the western side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg/27px-Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg/41px-Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg/54px-Flag_of_Ngatpang.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1923" data-file-height="1181" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngatpang" title="Ngatpang">Ngatpang</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">289 </td> <td>On the western side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png/27px-Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png/41px-Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png/54px-Flag_of_Ngiwal_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2010" data-file-height="1257" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngiwal" title="Ngiwal">Ngiwal</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">312 </td> <td>On the eastern side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Melekeok.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_Melekeok.svg/27px-Flag_of_Melekeok.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_Melekeok.svg/41px-Flag_of_Melekeok.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_Melekeok.svg/54px-Flag_of_Melekeok.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1001" data-file-height="625" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Melekeok" title="Melekeok">Melekeok</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">277 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">318 </td> <td>On the eastern side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png/27px-Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png/41px-Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png/54px-Flag_of_Ngchesar_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2013" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ngchesar" title="Ngchesar">Ngchesar</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">291 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">319 </td> <td>On the eastern side of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg/27px-Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg/41px-Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg/54px-Flag_of_Aimeliik.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="571" data-file-height="326" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Aimeliik" title="Aimeliik">Aimeliik</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">334 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">363 </td> <td>In the southwestern part of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Airai_State.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Airai_State.png/27px-Flag_of_Airai_State.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Airai_State.png/41px-Flag_of_Airai_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Flag_of_Airai_State.png/54px-Flag_of_Airai_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2010" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Airai" title="Airai">Airai</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,455 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,529 </td> <td>In the southeastern part of Babeldaob Island </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Koror_State.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Koror_State.png/27px-Flag_of_Koror_State.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Koror_State.png/41px-Flag_of_Koror_State.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Koror_State.png/54px-Flag_of_Koror_State.png 2x" data-file-width="2010" data-file-height="1260" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Koror" title="Koror">Koror</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">60.52 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,444 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11,199 </td> <td>Comprises Koror, <a href="/wiki/Ngerekebesang_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngerekebesang Island">Ngerekebesang</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Malakal_Island" title="Malakal Island">Malakal Islands</a>, plus the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands" title="Rock Islands">Rock Islands</a> (Chelbacheb) and <a href="/wiki/Eil_Malk" title="Eil Malk">Eil Malk</a> to the southwest </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Peleliu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Peleliu.svg/27px-Flag_of_Peleliu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Peleliu.svg/41px-Flag_of_Peleliu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Peleliu.svg/54px-Flag_of_Peleliu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1882" data-file-height="1178" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Peleliu" title="Peleliu">Peleliu</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">484 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">470 </td> <td>Comprises Peleliu Island and some islets to its north, notably Ngercheu </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg/27px-Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg/41px-Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg/54px-Flag_of_Angaur_State.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Angaur" title="Angaur">Angaur</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.06 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">119 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">114 </td> <td>Angaur Island, 12 km south of Peleliu </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg/27px-Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg/41px-Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg/54px-Flag_of_Sonsorol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="361" data-file-height="216" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sonsorol" title="Sonsorol">Sonsorol</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">40 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53 </td> <td>Comprises Sonsorol, <a href="/wiki/Fana_Island" title="Fana Island">Fanna</a>, Pulo Anna, and <a href="/wiki/Merir" title="Merir">Merir</a> Islands </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg/27px-Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg/41px-Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg/54px-Flag_of_Hatohobei.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Hatohobei" title="Hatohobei">Hatohobei</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">39 </td> <td>Comprises <a href="/wiki/Tobi_(island)" title="Tobi (island)">Tobi Island</a> and (uninhabited) Helen Reef </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Historically, Palau's <a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands" title="Rock Islands">Rock Islands</a> have been part of the State of Koror. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Maritime_law_enforcement">Maritime law enforcement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Maritime law enforcement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg/220px-Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg/330px-Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg/440px-Palau_Maritime_Police_vessel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>The <i><a href="/wiki/Euatel" title="Euatel">Euatel</a></i>, <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kabekl_M%E2%80%99tal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kabekl M’tal (page does not exist)">Kabekl M'tal</a></i> and <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=PPS_Bul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PPS Bul (page does not exist)">Bul</a></i> provide littoral fishery protection.<sup id="cite_ref-IslandTimes2017-04-25_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IslandTimes2017-04-25-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Palau's <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Palau" title="Law enforcement in Palau">Division of Marine Law Enforcement</a> patrols the nation's 600,000 square kilometers (230,000 square miles) <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">exclusive economic zone</a>. They operate two long-range patrol boats, the <i><a href="/wiki/Kedam" class="mw-redirect" title="Kedam">Kedam</a></i> and the <i><a href="/wiki/PSS_Remeliik_II" title="PSS Remeliik II">Remeliik II</a></i>, to hunt for poachers and unlicensed fishermen.<sup id="cite_ref-PacificNote2017-12-22_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PacificNote2017-12-22-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PalauPresident2017-05-08_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PalauPresident2017-05-08-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PostGuam2016-03-03_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PostGuam2016-03-03-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smaller boats are used for littoral operations.<sup id="cite_ref-IslandTimes2017-04-25_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IslandTimes2017-04-25-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are based on Koror.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_economy">Political economy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Political economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the view of <a href="/wiki/Islands_Society" title="Islands Society">Islands Society</a> president Michael Walsh, Palau is a key example of the successes of modern state-building in the Indo-Pacific region. It has successfully transitioned peacefully from colonial rule to full admission to the United Nations. Palau has maintained strong foreign relations with its neighbors in its region of Oceania. There have also been pushes for Palau to have observer status to the ASEAN as a demonstration of its growing influence in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Palau's peaceful transition to fully autonomous sovereign state is not without debate. </p><p>Palau is hugely reliant on international aid, as demonstrated by President Surangel Whipps Jr address to the UN General Assembly in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American influence has led some to contest that there are challenges to its sovereignty with its reliance on the American military under the Compact of Free Association, although not officially designated a de facto <a href="/wiki/Protectorate" title="Protectorate">protectorate</a> or otherwise. American influence has resulted in huge changes to Palau's society, economy, and political processes, and as such Palau may not yet be seen as a fully independent state or a fully realized success of modern state-building.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Palau" title="Geography of Palau">Geography of Palau</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area,_Top_Countries_(2021).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg/330px-Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="330" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg/495px-Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg/660px-Share_Of_Forest_Area_In_Total_Land_Area%2C_Top_Countries_%282021%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="419" /></a><figcaption>Share of forest area in total land area, top countries (2021). Palau has the fifth highest percentage of forest cover in the world.</figcaption></figure> <p>Palau's territory consists of an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean. Its most populous islands are <a href="/wiki/Angaur" title="Angaur">Angaur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babeldaob" title="Babeldaob">Babeldaob</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koror" title="Koror">Koror</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peleliu" title="Peleliu">Peleliu</a>. The latter three lie together within the same <a href="/wiki/Coral_reef" title="Coral reef">barrier reef</a>, while Angaur is an oceanic island several kilometers to the south. About two-thirds of the population lives on Koror. The coral <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atoll</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kayangel" title="Kayangel">Kayangel</a> is north of these islands, while the uninhabited <a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands" title="Rock Islands">Rock Islands</a> (about 200) are west of the main island group. A remote group of six islands, known as the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Islands_(Palau)" title="Southwest Islands (Palau)">Southwest Islands</a>, some 604 kilometers (375 miles) from the main islands, make up the states of Hatohobei and Sonsorol. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Palau has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_rainforest_climate" title="Tropical rainforest climate">tropical rainforest climate</a> with an annual mean temperature of 28 °C (82 °F). Rainfall is heavy throughout the year, averaging 3,800 mm (150 in). The average humidity is 82% and, although rain falls more frequently between June and October, there is still much sunshine. Palau lies on the edge of the typhoon belt. Tropical disturbances frequently develop near Palau every year, but significant <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical cyclones</a> are quite rare. <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Mike" title="Typhoon Mike">Mike</a>, <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Bopha" title="Typhoon Bopha">Bopha</a> and <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan" title="Typhoon Haiyan">Haiyan</a> are the only systems that struck Palau as typhoons on record.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Palau Islands (1961–1990) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(87.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.3<br />(88.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.0<br />(87.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.7<br />(87.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(87.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.0<br />(87.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br />(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.0<br />(82.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.7<br />(81.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.6<br />(81.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.3<br />(75.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(76.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.4<br />(75.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">24.2<br />(75.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #006800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">271.8<br />(10.70) </td> <td style="background: #008300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">231.6<br />(9.12) </td> <td style="background: #00C700; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">208.3<br />(8.20) </td> <td style="background: #00AA00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">220.2<br />(8.67) </td> <td style="background: #003800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">304.5<br />(11.99) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">438.7<br />(17.27) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">458.2<br />(18.04) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">379.7<br />(14.95) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">301.2<br />(11.86) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">352.3<br />(13.87) </td> <td style="background: #004300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">287.5<br />(11.32) </td> <td style="background: #003800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">304.3<br />(11.98) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">3,758.3<br />(147.97) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainy days </th> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.0 </td> <td style="background: #2727FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.9 </td> <td style="background: #3030FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.7 </td> <td style="background: #4242FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.8 </td> <td style="background: #0808FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">20.0 </td> <td style="background: #0000E6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.9 </td> <td style="background: #0000FA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.0 </td> <td style="background: #0A0AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.8 </td> <td style="background: #2828FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.8 </td> <td style="background: #0606FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">20.1 </td> <td style="background: #1010FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.7 </td> <td style="background: #0909FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.9 </td> <td style="background: #1313FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">224.6 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean monthly <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">sunshine hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">198.4 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">194.9 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">244.9 </td> <td style="background: #E1E100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">234.0 </td> <td style="background: #DADA00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">210.8 </td> <td style="background: #CECE00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">168.0 </td> <td style="background: #D4D400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">186.0 </td> <td style="background: #D0D000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">176.7 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">198.0 </td> <td style="background: #D1D100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">179.8 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">183.0 </td> <td style="background: #D3D300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">182.9 </td> <td style="background: #D7D700; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,357.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Hong Kong Observatory<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment">Environment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/220px-Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/330px-Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/440px-Ngerukewid-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/Ngerukewid" title="Ngerukewid">Ngerukewid</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/220px-Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/330px-Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/440px-Rock-Islands-Palau-1-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands_(Palau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Islands (Palau)">Rock Islands</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg/220px-Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg/330px-Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg/440px-Palau-rock-islands20071222.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1680" data-file-height="915" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands_(Palau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Islands (Palau)">Rock Islands</a> in Palau</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_2008030818_4709_(2347767520).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg/220px-Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg/330px-Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg/440px-Palau_2008030818_4709_%282347767520%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3474" data-file-height="2314" /></a><figcaption>An aerial view of limestone islands</figcaption></figure> <p>Palau has a history of strong environmental conservation. For example, <a href="/wiki/Ngerukewid" title="Ngerukewid">Ngerukewid</a> islands and the surrounding area are protected under the Ngerukewid Islands Wildlife Preserve, which was established in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While much of Palau remains free of <a href="/wiki/Environmental_degradation" title="Environmental degradation">environmental degradation</a>, areas of concern include illegal <a href="/wiki/Blast_fishing" title="Blast fishing">dynamite fishing</a>, inadequate <a href="/wiki/Waste_management" title="Waste management">solid waste disposal</a> facilities in Koror, and extensive sand and coral <a href="/wiki/Dredging" title="Dredging">dredging</a> in the Palau lagoon. </p><p>As with other Pacific island states, <a href="/wiki/Sea-level_rise" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea-level rise">rising sea level</a> presents a major environmental threat. However, according to the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research average <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita" title="List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita">carbon dioxide emissions per person</a> were 60 tonnes in 2019, the highest in the world, and mostly from transport.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="what kind of transport? (May 2020)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Inundation of low-lying areas threatens coastal vegetation, agriculture, and an already insufficient <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water supply</a>. <a href="/wiki/Wastewater_treatment" title="Wastewater treatment">Wastewater treatment</a> is a problem, along with the handling of <a href="/wiki/Toxic_waste" title="Toxic waste">toxic waste</a> from <a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">fertilizers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biocide" title="Biocide">biocides</a>. </p><p>One species of <a href="/wiki/Saltwater_crocodile" title="Saltwater crocodile">saltwater crocodile</a>, <i>Crocodylus porosus</i>, is indigenous to Palau, occurring in varying numbers throughout the <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangroves</a> and in parts of the Rock Islands. Although this species is generally considered extremely dangerous, there has only been one fatal human attack, on 28 December 1965, in Palau in modern history.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This attack led to a crocodile eradication program and trade in crocodile hides that ran into the 1980s. A management and conservation program running since the 1990s has led to a stabilization of the Palauan crocodile population.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 5 November 2005, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Remengesau_Jr." title="Thomas Remengesau Jr.">President Tommy E. Remengesau Jr.</a> took the lead on a regional environmental initiative called the Micronesia Challenge, which would conserve 30% of near-shore coastal waters and 20% of <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forest land</a> by 2020. Following Palau, the initiative was joined by the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the US territories of Guam and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>. Together, this combined region represents nearly 5% of the marine area of the Pacific Ocean and 7% of its coastline. </p><p>Palau contains the <a href="/wiki/Palau_tropical_moist_forests" title="Palau tropical moist forests">Palau tropical moist forests</a> terrestrial ecoregion.<sup id="cite_ref-DinersteinOlson2017_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DinersteinOlson2017-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had a 2019 <a href="/wiki/Forest_Landscape_Integrity_Index" title="Forest Landscape Integrity Index">Forest Landscape Integrity Index</a> mean score of 8.09/10, ranking it 27th globally out of 172 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-FLII-Supplementary_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FLII-Supplementary-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country is vulnerable to earthquakes, <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanic activity</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tropical_cyclone" title="Tropical cyclone">tropical storms</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shark_sanctuary">Shark sanctuary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Shark sanctuary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 September 2009, Palau announced that it would create the world's first <a href="/wiki/Shark_sanctuary" title="Shark sanctuary">shark sanctuary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Palau_creates_world's_first_shark_haven_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau_creates_world's_first_shark_haven-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Palau banned all commercial shark fishing within the waters of its <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">exclusive economic zone</a>. The sanctuary protects about 600,000 square kilometers (230,000 sq mi) of ocean,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a similar size to France.<sup id="cite_ref-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-World's_first_shark_sanctuary_created_by_Pacific_island_of_Palau_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World's_first_shark_sanctuary_created_by_Pacific_island_of_Palau-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-France-Size_Shark_Sanctuary_Created_--_A_First_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-France-Size_Shark_Sanctuary_Created_--_A_First-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Johnson_Toribiong" title="Johnson Toribiong">Johnson Toribiong</a> announced the sanctuary at a meeting of the United Nations.<sup id="cite_ref-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Palau_creates_shark_sanctuary_to_protect_tourism_and_prevent_overfishing_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau_creates_shark_sanctuary_to_protect_tourism_and_prevent_overfishing-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Palau_to_Ban_Shark_Fishing_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau_to_Ban_Shark_Fishing-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Toribiong proposed a worldwide ban on fishing for sharks.<sup id="cite_ref-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary_75-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palau's_EEZ_becomes_shark_sanctuary-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Palau received the Future Policy Award from <a href="/wiki/World_Future_Council" title="World Future Council">World Future Council</a>, because "Palau is a global leader in protecting marine ecosystems".<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Palau" title="Economy of Palau">Economy of Palau</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/220px-German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/330px-German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg/440px-German-Channel-2016-aerial-view-Luka-Peternel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4471" data-file-height="3170" /></a><figcaption>The artificially made <a href="/wiki/German_Channel" title="German Channel">German Channel</a> is one of the most popular <a href="/wiki/Underwater_diving" title="Underwater diving">dive</a> <a href="/wiki/Recreational_dive_sites" title="Recreational dive sites">sites</a>. It is also a major transport route for boats that connects the lagoon to the Pacific Ocean in the south-west.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg/220px-Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg/330px-Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg/440px-Koror-Babeldaob-Bridge-2016-Luka-Peternel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of <a href="/wiki/Koror%E2%80%93Babeldaob_Bridge" title="Koror–Babeldaob Bridge">Koror–Babeldaob Bridge</a> in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Palau's economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Tourist activity focuses on scuba diving and snorkeling in the islands' rich marine environment, including its <a href="/wiki/Coral_reef" title="Coral reef">barrier reefs</a>' walls and World War II wrecks. In April 2022, Palau launched <i>Ol'au Palau</i>, a responsible tourism program aimed to preserve the country's natural environment and traditional culture.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government is the largest employer, relying heavily on US financial assistance. Business and tourist arrivals numbered some 50,000 in fiscal year 2000–2001.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Although Palau's ship registry represents less than 0.001% of the world fleet of commercial ships, it contains almost 60% of last-voyage flags in 2019. It suggests that the registry is used by shipping companies to evade end-of-life responsibilities. These responsibilities entail the decommissioning of a ship in such a way that the environmental impact and labor conditions are in order.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of <a href="/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia">Micronesia</a> as a whole. Long-term prospects for the key tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim" title="Pacific Rim">Pacific Rim</a>, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In November 2006, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Saving_Bank&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pacific Saving Bank (page does not exist)">Pacific Saving Bank</a> officially announced bankruptcy. On 13 December 2006, the <i><a href="/wiki/Palau_Horizon" title="Palau Horizon">Palau Horizon</a></i> reported that 641 <a href="/wiki/Deposit_account" title="Deposit account">depositors</a> had been affected. Among them, 398 held less than <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>5,000, with the remainder ranging from US$5,000 to US$2 million. On 12 December, 79 affected people received compensation. Toribiong said, "The fund for the payout came from the balance of the Palau government's loan from <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>." From a total of US$1 million, which originally was for assisting Palau's development, US$955,000 was left at the time of bankruptcy. Toribiong requested the Taiwanese government use the balance to repay its loans. Taiwan agreed to the request. The compensation would include those who held less than US$4,000 in an account.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The income tax has three brackets with <a href="/wiki/Progressive_tax" title="Progressive tax">progressive</a> rates of 9.3 percent, 15 percent, and 19.6 percent respectively. <a href="/wiki/Corporate_tax" title="Corporate tax">Corporate tax</a> is four percent, and the Palau Goods and Services Tax was introduced on 1 January 2023. It is a broad-based tax of 10%, applied to most goods and services and other items sold or consumed in Palau.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no <a href="/wiki/Property_tax" title="Property tax">property taxes</a>. </p><p>Major tourist draws in Palau include Rock Islands Southern Lagoon, a <a href="/wiki/UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO World Heritage Site">UNESCO World Heritage Site</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and four tentative UNESCO sites, namely, <a href="/wiki/Ngebedech_Terraces" title="Ngebedech Terraces">Ouballang ra Ngebedech (Ngebedech Terraces)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Imeong_Conservation_Area" title="Imeong Conservation Area">Imeong Conservation Area</a>, Yapease Quarry Sites, and <a href="/wiki/Tet_el_Bad_Stone_Coffin" title="Tet el Bad Stone Coffin">Tet el Bad (Stone Coffin)</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Palau is served by an 80-bed hospital, Belau National Hospital. With some medical specialties, there is no such specialty care in Palau necessitating medical care in Taiwan, the Philippines, or Hawaii.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no dermatologists or ophthalmologists (eye specialists) in Palau.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VEGF drugs for diabetic eye diseases cannot be given for eye conditions so laser surgery is done by visiting American ophthalmologists.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Belau National Hospital cannot treat certain brain hemorrhages necessitating emergency airlift to Taiwan.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG/220px-Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG/330px-Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG/440px-Palau_International_Airport_1.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Palau_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Palau International Airport">Palau International Airport</a></figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Palau_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Palau International Airport">Palau International Airport</a> provides scheduled direct flights with <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Antonio_B._Won_Pat_International_Airport" title="Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport">Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport</a>), <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ninoy_Aquino_International_Airport" title="Ninoy Aquino International Airport">Ninoy Aquino International Airport</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei</a> (<a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_International_Airport" title="Taoyuan International Airport">Taoyuan International Airport</a>). In addition, the states of Angaur and Peleliu have regular service to domestic destinations. On 23 November 2023, <a href="/wiki/Drukair" title="Drukair">Drukair</a> (Royal Bhutan Airlines) operated its first flight from <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> (<a href="/wiki/Changi_Airport" title="Changi Airport">Singapore Changi Airport</a>) to Palau, operating on behalf of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Alii_Palau_Airlines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alii Palau Airlines (page does not exist)">Alii Palau Airlines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Air service has at times been spotty. <a href="/wiki/Palau_Micronesia_Air" title="Palau Micronesia Air">Palau Micronesia Air</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_Spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian Spirit">Asian Spirit</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pacific_Flier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pacific Flier (page does not exist)">Pacific Flier</a> provided service to the Philippines and other destinations at various times during the 2000s, but all suspended service.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines" title="United Airlines">United Airlines</a> provides near-daily service to and from Guam, and once-weekly service to <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yap</a>. Also, <a href="/wiki/Korean_Air" title="Korean Air">Korean Air</a> provides service three times per week to <a href="/wiki/Incheon" title="Incheon">Incheon</a>. China Airlines provides service 2 - 4 times a week between Koror and Taipei, Taiwan. </p><p>In May 2024 <a href="/wiki/Nauru_Airlines" title="Nauru Airlines">Nauru Airlines</a> started direct weekly flights to <a href="/wiki/Brisbane" title="Brisbane">Brisbane</a>, Australia. The six-hour flight operated by B-737 aircraft depart Brisbane on Tuesdays at 23:30, arriving at Palau International Airport on the main island of Babeldaob at 04:30. Southbound flights will depart Palau on Wednesdays at 10:30, arriving in Brisbane at 05:30.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Freight, military, and cruise ships often call at Malaehaka Harbor, on <a href="/wiki/Malakal_Island" title="Malakal Island">Malakal Island</a> outside Koror. The country has no railways, and of the 61 km or 38 mi of highways, only 36 km or 22 mi are paved. Driving is on the right, and the speed limit is 40 km/h (25 mph). Taxis are available in Koror. They are not metered, and fares are negotiable. Transportation between islands mostly relies on private boats and domestic air services. However, there are some state-run boats<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> between islands as a cheaper alternative. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Palau" title="Demographics of Palau">Demographics of Palau</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1958 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">8,987</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">11,210</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+24.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">12,116</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+8.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">15,122</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+24.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1995 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">17,225</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+13.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">19,129</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+11.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2005 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">19,907</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.1%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2015 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">17,661</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">17,614</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.3%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.census.gov/history/www/programs/geography/island_areas.html">"Island Areas"</a>. <i>U.S. Census Bureau</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+Census+Bureau&rft.atitle=Island+Areas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fhistory%2Fwww%2Fprograms%2Fgeography%2Fisland_areas.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.palaugov.pw/executive-branch/ministries/finance/budgetandplanning/census-of-population-and-housing/">"Census of Population and Housing"</a>. <i>PalauGov.pw</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PalauGov.pw&rft.atitle=Census+of+Population+and+Housing&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palaugov.pw%2Fexecutive-branch%2Fministries%2Ffinance%2Fbudgetandplanning%2Fcensus-of-population-and-housing%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The population of Palau is approximately 21,779 (2023),<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 73% of whom are native Palauans of mixed <a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian</a> descent. There are many Asian communities within Palau. <a href="/wiki/Filipinos_in_Palau" title="Filipinos in Palau">Filipinos</a> form the largest Asian group and second largest ethnic group in the country, dating back to the Spanish colonial period. There are significant numbers of <a href="/wiki/Chinese_in_Palau" title="Chinese in Palau">Chinese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Koreans_in_Micronesia" title="Koreans in Micronesia">Koreans</a>. There are also smaller numbers of Palauans of mixed or full <a href="/wiki/Japanese_settlement_in_Palau" title="Japanese settlement in Palau">Japanese ancestry</a>. Most Palauans of Asian origin came during the late 20th century with many Chinese, Bangladeshis, and Nepalese coming to Palau as unskilled workers and professionals.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are also small numbers of Europeans and Americans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The official languages of Palau are <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a> and English, except in two states (Sonsorol and Hatohobei) where the local languages, <a href="/wiki/Sonsorolese_language" title="Sonsorolese language">Sonsorolese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tobian_language" title="Tobian language">Tobian</a>, respectively, along with Palauan, are official. <a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a> is spoken by some older<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Palauans and is an official language in Angaur.<sup id="cite_ref-cia-factbook_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cia-factbook-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of the inheritance of the education system from the Republic's time as a trust territory, English is a core subject within the Palauan Education System, with a majority of its population utilizing it as a second language. <a href="/wiki/Palauan_English" title="Palauan English">A local dialect</a> influenced by <a href="/wiki/Philippine_English" title="Philippine English">Philippine English</a> is developing. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Palau" title="Religion in Palau">Religion in Palau</a></div> <p>According to the 2020 census, 46.9% of the population is <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic Church">Roman Catholic</a>, 25.9% <a href="/wiki/Protestant" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant">Protestant</a> (primarily <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Christianity">evangelical</a>), 5% <a href="/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventism" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh-day Adventism">Seventh-day Adventist</a>, 5.1% <a href="/wiki/Modekngei" title="Modekngei">Modekngei</a>, 4.9% <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a>, 0.9% <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>, and 11.4% other religions.<sup id="cite_ref-2020Census_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020Census-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The German and Japanese occupations of Palau both subsidized missionaries to follow the Spanish. Germans sent Roman Catholics and Protestants, the Japanese sent Shinto and Buddhist, and the Spaniards sent Roman Catholic missionaries as they controlled Palau. Three-quarters of the population are Christians (mainly Roman Catholics and Protestants), while <a href="/wiki/Modekngei" title="Modekngei">Modekngei</a> (a combination of Christianity, traditional Palauan religion and fortune telling) and the ancient Palauan religion are commonly observed. Japanese rule brought <a href="/wiki/Mahayana_Buddhism" class="mw-redirect" title="Mahayana Buddhism">Mahayana Buddhism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shinto" title="Shinto">Shinto</a> to Palau, which was the majority religion among Japanese settlers. However, following Japan's World War II defeat, the remaining Japanese largely converted to Christianity, while some continued to observe Buddhism but stopped practicing Shinto rites.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are approximately 400 <a href="/wiki/Bengalis" title="Bengalis">Bengali</a> Muslims. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Palau" title="Music of Palau">Music of Palau</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_traditional_Palauan_hut,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg/220px-A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg/330px-A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg/440px-A_traditional_Palauan_hut%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3814" data-file-height="2543" /></a><figcaption>A traditional Palauan <a href="/wiki/Bai_(house)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bai (house)"><i>bai</i></a></figcaption></figure> <p>Palauan society follows a very strict <a href="/wiki/Matrilineality" title="Matrilineality">matrilineal</a> system. Matrilineal practices are seen in nearly every aspect of Palauan traditions, especially in funerals, marriages, inheritance, and the passing of traditional titles. </p><p>The cuisine includes local foods such as <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taro" title="Taro">taro</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)" title="Yam (vegetable)">yam</a>, potato, fish and pork. It is also heavily influenced by Japanese, American, and <a href="/wiki/Filipino_cuisine" title="Filipino cuisine">Filipino cuisine</a>, because of the significant presence of Filipino migrant workers. <a href="/wiki/Megabat" title="Megabat">Fruit bat</a> soup is a Palauan delicacy.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some local drinks include an alcoholic drink made from a coconut on the tree; a drink made from the roots of the <a href="/wiki/Kava" title="Kava">kava</a>; and the chewing of <a href="/wiki/Areca_nut" title="Areca nut">betel nuts</a>. A dessert called <i>tama</i> was developed in Palau.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_government">Traditional government</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Traditional government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Traditional_chiefs_of_Palau" title="Traditional chiefs of Palau">Traditional chiefs of Palau</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newspapers">Newspapers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Newspapers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Palau has several newspapers:<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><i>Rengel Belau</i> (1983–1985)</li> <li><i>Tia Belau</i> (1992–present)</li> <li><i>Island Times</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_Palau" title="Baseball in Palau">Baseball has been popular in Palau</a> since its introduction to the country in the 1920s by the Japanese. The <a href="/wiki/Palau_national_baseball_team" title="Palau national baseball team">Palau national baseball team</a> won the gold medal at the 1990, 1998 and <a href="/wiki/2010_Micronesian_Games" title="2010 Micronesian Games">2010 Micronesian Games</a>, as well as at the <a href="/wiki/2007_Pacific_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 Pacific Games">2007 Pacific Games</a>. On 20 June 2022, left fielder <a href="/wiki/Bligh_Madris" title="Bligh Madris">Bligh Madris</a> played his first game for the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>, thus becoming the first Palauan to play in the MLB. Palau has a <a href="/wiki/Palau_national_football_team" title="Palau national football team">national football team</a>, organized by the <a href="/wiki/Palau_Football_Association" title="Palau Football Association">Palau Football Association</a>, but is not a member of <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>. The association organizes the <a href="/wiki/Palau_Soccer_League" title="Palau Soccer League">Palau Soccer League</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Belau_Omal_Marathon" title="Belau Omal Marathon">Belau Omal Marathon</a> began in 2023 as a partnership between Palau and <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Primary education is required until age 16. Schools include both public (including <a href="/wiki/Palau_High_School" title="Palau High School">Palau High School</a>) and private institutions as well as some fields of study available at <a href="/wiki/Palau_Community_College" title="Palau Community College">Palau Community College</a>. For further undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, students travel abroad to attend tertiary institutions, primarily in the United States. Palau offers distance learning through <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_State_University" title="San Diego State University">San Diego State University</a> and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_South_Pacific" title="University of the South Pacific">University of the South Pacific</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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Palau has always been in the top three.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFackler2015" class="citation news cs1">Fackler, Martin (9 April 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/world/asia/ahead-of-world-war-ii-anniversary-questions-linger-over-stance-of-japans-premier.html">"Ahead of World War II Anniversary, Questions Linger Over Stance of Japan's Premier"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230107020247/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/world/asia/ahead-of-world-war-ii-anniversary-questions-linger-over-stance-of-japans-premier.html">Archived</a> from the original on 7 January 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 October</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radio+Australia&rft.atitle=Pacific+nations+extend+bans+on+tuna+fishing&rft.date=2010-10-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.radioaustralia.net.au%2Finternational%2F2010-10-05%2Fpacific-nations-extend-bans-on-tuna-fishing%2F175350&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mb.com.ph-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mb.com.ph_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191222040232/https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/02/16/ph-palau-agree-to-enhance-ties/">"PH, Palau agree to enhance ties"</a>. <i>Manila Bulletin</i>. 16 February 2018. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 June</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Pacific+state+Palau+to+take+Uighur+detainees&rft.date=2009-06-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctvnews.ca%2Fpacific-state-palau-to-take-uighur-detainees-1.406458&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Abc2009-06-10-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Abc2009-06-10_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKirit_Radia2009" class="citation news cs1">Kirit Radia (10 June 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090714001923/http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/us-and-palau-wrangling-over-gitmo-transfer-details-including.html">"US and Palau wrangling over Gitmo transfer details, including $$"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC News</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/06/us-and-palau-wrangling-over-gitmo-transfer-details-including.html">the original</a> on 14 July 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=ABC+News&rft.atitle=US+and+Palau+wrangling+over+Gitmo+transfer+details%2C+including+%24%24&rft.date=2009-06-10&rft.au=Kirit+Radia&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.abcnews.com%2Fpoliticalpunch%2F2009%2F06%2Fus-and-palau-wrangling-over-gitmo-transfer-details-including.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rnzi2009-06-30-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rnzi2009-06-30_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110904093538/http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47454">"Palau Government still not sure if Uighurs are coming"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Radio_New_Zealand_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio New Zealand International">Radio New Zealand International</a>. 30 June 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=47454">the original</a> on 4 September 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 July</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Palau+Government+still+not+sure+if+Uighurs+are+coming&rft.date=2009-06-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rnzi.com%2Fpages%2Fnews.php%3Fop%3Dread%26id%3D47454&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Afp2009-10-31-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Afp2009-10-31_55-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120524233036/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j256OdOnArVNzoV0oVLD3PRaY-bQ">"Six Guantanamo Uighurs arrive in Palau: US"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Agence_France-Presse" title="Agence France-Presse">Agence France-Presse</a>. 31 October 2009. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j256OdOnArVNzoV0oVLD3PRaY-bQ">the original</a> on 24 May 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Six+Guantanamo+Uighurs+arrive+in+Palau%3A+US&rft.date=2009-10-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5j256OdOnArVNzoV0oVLD3PRaY-bQ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110511144914/http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201001/2804280.htm?desktop">"Palau receives aid boost from US"</a>. <i>australianetworknews.com</i>. 30 January 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://australianetworknews.com/stories/201001/2804280.htm?desktop">the original</a> on 11 May 2011. <q>The president insisted there was no link to the island's hosting of six inmates from Guantanamo Bay. Palau had earlier rejected a 156 million dollar offer and the settlement came after the island nation agreed to resettle six Muslim Uighurs who had been held for more than seven years at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay. The six arrived in Palau in November. 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Reklai (25 April 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://islandtimes.us/euatel-patrol-boat-handover-today/">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Euatel" patrol boat handover today"</a>. <i>islandtimes.us</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423070801/http://islandtimes.us/euatel-patrol-boat-handover-today/">Archived</a> from the original on 23 April 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 April</span> 2018</span>. <q>This is third in the series of patrol boats of this size donated by The Nippon Foundation to Palau. Kabekl M'tal was donated in 2012 and Bul was donated in 2014.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=islandtimes.us&rft.atitle=%22Euatel%22+patrol+boat+handover+today&rft.date=2017-04-25&rft.au=L.N.+Reklai&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fislandtimes.us%2Feuatel-patrol-boat-handover-today%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PacificNote2017-12-22-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-PacificNote2017-12-22_58-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOngerung_Kambes_Kesolei,_Tia_Belau2017" class="citation news cs1">Ongerung Kambes Kesolei, Tia Belau (22 December 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pacificnote.com/single-post/2017/12/22/Palau-Gets-New-Patrol-Boat">"Palau Gets New Patrol Boat"</a>. <i>www.pacificnote.com/</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170003/https://www.pacificnote.com/single-post/2017/12/22/Palau-Gets-New-Patrol-Boat">Archived</a> from the original on 23 April 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Scholaro&rft.atitle=Palau+Education+System&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scholaro.com%2Fpro%2Fcountries%2FPalau%2FEducation-System&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APalau" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'p' in 'pie'">p</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/aʊ/: 'ou' in 'mouth'">aʊ</span></span>/</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/e\/ea\/En-us-Palau.ogg\/En-us-Palau.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"En-us-Palau.ogg"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ea/En-us-Palau.ogg/En-us-Palau.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:En-us-Palau.ogg" title="File:En-us-Palau.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span></span>; <a 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Palau">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Palau" title="List of rivers of Palau">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities,_towns,_and_villages_in_Palau" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities, towns, and villages in Palau">Towns and villages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Palau" title="Wildlife of Palau">Wildlife</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Palau" title="List of birds of Palau">Birds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Palau" title="List of mammals of Palau">Mammals</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Babeldaob" title="Babeldaob">Babeldaob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_Islands_(Palau)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock Islands 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title="Sardinia">Sardinia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duchy_of_Milan" title="Duchy of Milan">Milan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" title="Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor">Union with Holy Roman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Netherlands" title="Spanish Netherlands">Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, northernmost France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franche-Comt%C3%A9" title="Franche-Comté">Franche-Comté</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Catalonia" title="Northern Catalonia">Pyrénées-Orientales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="North_America" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">North America</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Spain" 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colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Captaincy General of the Philippines">Captaincy General of the Philippines</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Mariana</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Micronesia</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Palau</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Formosa" title="Spanish Formosa">Northern Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidore" title="Tidore">Tidore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Africa" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Africa</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Guinea" title="Spanish Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li>Northern Africa (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_Sahara" title="Spanish Sahara">Western Sahara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_protectorate_in_Morocco" title="Spanish protectorate in Morocco">Spanish Morocco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Tripoli" title="Spanish Tripoli">Tripoli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tunis#Spanish_occupation_and_Ottoman_control" title="Tunis">Tunis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pe%C3%B1%C3%B3n_of_Algiers" title="Peñón of Algiers">Peñón of Algiers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oran#Spanish_period_(1509–1708,_1732–1792)" title="Oran">Oran</a>, <a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9ja%C3%AFa#Muslim_and_feudal_rulers" title="Béjaïa">Béjaïa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ifni" title="Ifni">Ifni</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Juby" title="Cape Juby">Cape Juby</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Antarctica" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Antarctica</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terra_Australis,_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Terra Australis, Spain">Terra Australis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div id="Administration" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Administration</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Organization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayuntamiento" title="Ayuntamiento">Ayuntamiento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabildo_(council)" title="Cabildo (council)">Cabildo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Indies" title="Council of the Indies">Council of the Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germania_(guild)" title="Germania (guild)">Germania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Hermandad" title="Santa Hermandad">Santa Hermandad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Law</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Exequatur" title="Exequatur">Exequatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_the_Indies" title="Laws of the Indies">Laws of the Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papal_bull" title="Papal bull">Papal bull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Decree_of_Graces_of_1815" title="Royal Decree of Graces of 1815">Royal Decree of Graces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/School_of_Salamanca" title="School of Salamanca">School of Salamanca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trial_of_residence" title="Trial of residence">Trial of residence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Titles and positions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alcalde" title="Alcalde">Alcalde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corregidor_(position)" title="Corregidor (position)">Corregidor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Municipal_president" title="Municipal president">Municipal president</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regidor" title="Regidor">Regidor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syndic" title="Syndic">Syndic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vecino" title="Vecino">Vecino</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div id="Administrative_subdivisions" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Administrative subdivisions</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Viceroy#In_the_Americas" title="Viceroy">Viceroyalties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbian_Viceroyalty" title="Columbian Viceroyalty">Columbian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_New_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Viceroyalty of New Spain">New Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_New_Granada" title="Viceroyalty of New Granada">New Granada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_Peru" title="Viceroyalty of Peru">Perú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viceroyalty_of_the_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata" title="Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata">Río de la Plata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Captaincies_of_the_Spanish_Empire" title="Captaincies of the Spanish Empire">Captaincies General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Chile" title="Captaincy General of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Cuba" title="Captaincy General of Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Guatemala" title="Captaincy General of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_the_Philippines" title="Captaincy General of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Provincias_Internas" title="Provincias Internas">Provincias Internas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Captaincy General of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Santo_Domingo" title="Captaincy General of Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Venezuela" title="Captaincy General of Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Captaincy General of Yucatán">Yucatán</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Governorates_of_the_Spanish_Empire" title="Governorates of the Spanish Empire">Governorates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Castilla_de_Oro" title="Castilla de Oro">Castilla de Oro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_Cuba" title="Governorate of Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Florida" title="Spanish Florida">La Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_(New_Spain)" title="Louisiana (New Spain)">La Luisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Andalusia_(1501%E2%80%931513)" title="Governorate of New Andalusia (1501–1513)">New Andalusia (1501–1513)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Andalusia" title="Governorate of New Andalusia">New Andalusia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Castile" title="Governorate of New Castile">New Castile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Navarre" title="New Navarre">New Navarre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Spain" title="New Spain">New Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_New_Toledo" title="Governorate of New Toledo">New Toledo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_Paraguay" title="Governorate of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_the_R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata" title="Governorate of the Río de la Plata">Río de la Plata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governorate_of_Terra_Australis" title="Governorate of Terra Australis">Terra Australis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia" title="Real Audiencia">Audiencias</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Granada" title="New Kingdom of Granada">Bogotá</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Audiencia_of_Buenos_Aires" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Audiencia of Buenos Aires">Buenos Aires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captaincy_General_of_Venezuela" title="Captaincy General of Venezuela">Caracas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Charcas" title="Real Audiencia of Charcas">Charcas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Concepci%C3%B3n" title="Real Audiencia of Concepción">Concepción</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Cusco" class="mw-redirect" title="Real Audiencia of Cusco">Cusco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Audiencia_of_Guadalajara" title="Royal Audiencia of Guadalajara">Guadalajara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Guatemala" title="Real Audiencia of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Lima" title="Real Audiencia of Lima">Lima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Manila" title="Real Audiencia of Manila">Manila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Audiencia_of_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Audiencia of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Panama" title="Real Audiencia of Panama">Panamá</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Quito" title="Real Audiencia of Quito">Quito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Santiago" title="Real Audiencia of Santiago">Santiago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_Audiencia_of_Santo_Domingo" title="Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div id="Economy" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Economy</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Currency_of_Spanish_America" title="Currency of Spanish America">Currencies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_dollar" title="Spanish dollar">Dollar (Peso)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_colonial_real" title="Spanish colonial real">Real</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maraved%C3%AD" title="Maravedí">Maravedí</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_escudo" title="Spanish escudo">Escudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columnarios" class="mw-redirect" title="Columnarios">Columnario</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doubloon" title="Doubloon">Doubloon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trade</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Manila_galleon" title="Manila galleon">Manila galleon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_treasure_fleet" title="Spanish treasure fleet">Spanish treasure fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casa_de_Contrataci%C3%B3n" title="Casa de Contratación">Casa de Contratación</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Road" title="Spanish Road">Spanish Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guipuzcoan_Company_of_Caracas" title="Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas">Guipuzcoan Company of Caracas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barcelona_Trading_Company" title="Barcelona Trading Company">Barcelona Trading Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_of_the_Sea" title="Consulate of the Sea">Consulate of the Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camino_Real_de_Tierra_Adentro" title="Camino Real de Tierra Adentro">Camino Real de Tierra Adentro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commerce_Consulate_of_Buenos_Aires" title="Commerce Consulate of Buenos Aires">Commerce Consulate of Buenos Aires</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div id="Military" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Military</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Armies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tercio" title="Tercio">Tercio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_Flanders" title="Army of Flanders">Army of Flanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Free_Company_of_Volunteers_of_Catalonia" title="Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia">Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_auxiliaries" title="Indian auxiliaries">Indian auxiliaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Armada" title="Spanish Armada">Spanish Armada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_line_of_Spain" title="List of ships of the line of Spain">Ships of the line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalist_(Spanish_American_independence)" title="Royalist (Spanish American independence)">Royalists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Legion" title="Spanish Legion">Legión</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_Africa_(Spain)" title="Army of Africa (Spain)">Army of Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Strategists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_%C3%81lvarez_de_Toledo,_3rd_Duke_of_Alba" title="Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba">Duke of Alba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_de_Leyva,_Duke_of_Terranova" title="Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova">Antonio de Leyva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_de_Goiti" title="Martín de Goiti">Martín de Goiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfonso_d%27Avalos" title="Alfonso d'Avalos">Alfonso d'Avalos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_de_Toledo_Osorio,_4th_Marquis_of_Villafranca" class="mw-redirect" title="García de Toledo Osorio, 4th Marquis of Villafranca">García de Toledo Osorio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Philibert,_Duke_of_Savoy" title="Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy">Duke of Savoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_de_Baz%C3%A1n_the_Elder" title="Álvaro de Bazán the Elder">Álvaro de Bazán the Elder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_of_Austria" title="John of Austria">John of Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bonaventure_de_Longueval,_Count_of_Bucquoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy">Charles Bonaventure de Longueval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_de_Zubiaur" title="Pedro de Zubiaur">Pedro de Zubiaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambrogio_Spinola,_1st_Marquis_of_the_Balbases" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases">Ambrosio Spinola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blas_de_Lezo" title="Blas de Lezo">Blas de Lezo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernardo_de_G%C3%A1lvez" title="Bernardo de Gálvez">Bernardo de Gálvez</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Mariners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Columbus" title="Christopher Columbus">Christopher Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinz%C3%B3n_brothers" title="Pinzón brothers">Pinzón brothers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan" title="Ferdinand Magellan">Ferdinand Magellan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Sebasti%C3%A1n_Elcano" title="Juan Sebastián Elcano">Juan Sebastián Elcano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_de_la_Cosa" title="Juan de la Cosa">Juan de la Cosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ponce_de_Le%C3%B3n" title="Juan Ponce de León">Juan Ponce de León</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miguel_L%C3%B3pez_de_Legazpi" title="Miguel López de Legazpi">Miguel López de Legazpi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Men%C3%A9ndez_de_Avil%C3%A9s" title="Pedro Menéndez de Avilés">Pedro Menéndez de Avilés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_de_Ocampo" title="Sebastián de Ocampo">Sebastián de Ocampo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%81lvar_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_Cabeza_de_Vaca" title="Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca">Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonso_de_Ojeda" title="Alonso de Ojeda">Alonso de Ojeda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa" title="Vasco Núñez de Balboa">Vasco Núñez de Balboa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonso_de_Salazar" title="Alonso de Salazar">Alonso de Salazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_de_Urdaneta" title="Andrés de Urdaneta">Andrés de Urdaneta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_de_Ulloa" title="Antonio de Ulloa">Antonio de Ulloa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruy_L%C3%B3pez_de_Villalobos" title="Ruy López de Villalobos">Ruy López de Villalobos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diego_Columbus" title="Diego Columbus">Diego Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonso_de_Ercilla" title="Alonso de Ercilla">Alonso de Ercilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicol%C3%A1s_de_Ovando" title="Nicolás de Ovando">Nicolás de Ovando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_de_Ayala" title="Juan de Ayala">Juan de Ayala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Vizca%C3%ADno" title="Sebastián Vizcaíno">Sebastián Vizcaíno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juan_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(explorer)" title="Juan Fernández (explorer)">Juan Fernández</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Fajardo_y_Ru%C3%ADz_de_Avenda%C3%B1o" class="mw-redirect" title="Luis Fajardo y Ruíz de Avendaño">Luis Fajardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felipe_Gonz%C3%A1lez_de_Ahedo" title="Felipe González de Ahedo">Felipe González de Ahedo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;"><a href="/wiki/Conquistador" title="Conquistador">Conquistadors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s" title="Hernán Cortés">Hernán Cortés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro" title="Francisco Pizarro">Francisco Pizarro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gonzalo_Jim%C3%A9nez_de_Quesada" title="Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada">Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_P%C3%A9rez_de_Quesada" title="Hernán Pérez de Quesada">Hernán Pérez de Quesada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francisco_V%C3%A1zquez_de_Coronado" title="Francisco Vázquez de Coronado">Francisco Vázquez de Coronado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez_de_Cu%C3%A9llar" title="Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar">Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_de_Valdivia" title="Pedro de Valdivia">Pedro de Valdivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaspar_de_Portol%C3%A0" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaspar de Portolà">Gaspar de Portolà</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pere_Fages_i_Beleta" class="mw-redirect" title="Pere Fages i Beleta">Pere Fages i Beleta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Orp%C3%AD" title="Joan Orpí">Joan Orpí</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_de_Alvarado" title="Pedro de Alvarado">Pedro de Alvarado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mart%C3%ADn_de_Urs%C3%BAa" title="Martín de Ursúa">Martín de Ursúa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diego_de_Almagro" title="Diego de Almagro">Diego de Almagro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1nfilo_de_Narv%C3%A1ez" title="Pánfilo de Narváez">Pánfilo de Narváez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diego_de_Mazariegos" title="Diego de Mazariegos">Diego de Mazariegos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jer%C3%B3nimo_Luis_de_Cabrera" title="Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera">Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pere_d%27Albern%C3%AD_i_Teixidor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor">Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_L%C3%B3pez_de_C%C3%A1rdenas" title="García López de Cárdenas">García López de Cárdenas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;">Notable battles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: white; text-align: left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Old World</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Won</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Comuneros" title="Revolt of the Comuneros">Comuneros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bicocca" title="Battle of Bicocca">Bicocca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(1527)" title="Sack of Rome (1527)">Rome (1527)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Landriano" title="Battle of Landriano">Landriano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pavia" title="Battle of Pavia">Pavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conquest_of_Tunis_(1535)" title="Conquest of Tunis (1535)">Tunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_M%C3%BChlberg" title="Battle of Mühlberg">Mühlberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_St._Quentin_(1557)" title="Battle of St. Quentin (1557)">St. Quentin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gravelines_(1558)" title="Battle of Gravelines (1558)">Gravelines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Malta" title="Great Siege of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto" title="Battle of Lepanto">Lepanto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Antwerp" title="Fall of Antwerp">Antwerp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ponta_Delgada" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Ponta Delgada">Azores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Mons_(1572)" title="Siege of Mons (1572)">Mons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gembloux_(1578)" title="Battle of Gembloux (1578)">Gembloux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Ostend" title="Siege of Ostend">Ostend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Armada" title="English Armada">English Armada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Celidonia" title="Battle of Cape Celidonia">Cape Celidonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_White_Mountain" title="Battle of White Mountain">White Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Breda_(1624)" title="Siege of Breda (1624)">Breda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_N%C3%B6rdlingen_(1634)" title="Battle of Nördlingen (1634)">Nördlingen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Valenciennes_(1656)" title="Battle of Valenciennes (1656)">Valenciennes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sieges_of_Ceuta_(1694%E2%80%931727)" title="Sieges of Ceuta (1694–1727)">Ceuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bitonto" title="Battle of Bitonto">Bitonto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bail%C3%A9n" title="Battle of Bailén">Bailén</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Vitoria" title="Battle of Vitoria">Vitoria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_T%C3%A9touan" title="Battle of Tétouan">Tetouan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alhucemas_landing" title="Alhucemas landing">Alhucemas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lost</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Capo_d%27Orso" title="Battle of Capo d'Orso">Capo d'Orso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)" title="Siege of Vienna (1529)">Vienna (1529)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Preveza" title="Battle of Preveza">Preveza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Castelnuovo" title="Siege of Castelnuovo">Siege of Castelnuovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algiers_expedition_(1541)" title="Algiers expedition (1541)">Algiers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ceresole" title="Battle of Ceresole">Ceresole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottoman_invasion_of_the_Balearic_Islands_(1558)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ottoman invasion of the Balearic Islands (1558)">Balearic Islands (1558)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Djerba" title="Battle of Djerba">Djerba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conquest_of_Tunis_(1574)" title="Conquest of Tunis (1574)">Tunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Armada" title="Spanish Armada">Spanish Armada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Leiden" title="Siege of Leiden">Leiden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Rocroi" title="Battle of Rocroi">Rocroi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Downs" title="Battle of the Downs">Downs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Montes_Claros" title="Battle of Montes Claros">Montes Claros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Passaro" title="Battle of Cape Passaro">Passaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_Bay" title="Battle of Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar" title="Battle of Trafalgar">Trafalgar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Somosierra" title="Battle of Somosierra">Somosierra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Annual" title="Battle of Annual">Annual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mactan" title="Battle of Mactan">Mactan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New World</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Won</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan" title="Fall of Tenochtitlan">Tenochtitlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cajamarca" title="Battle of Cajamarca">Cajamarca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Cusco" title="Siege of Cusco">Cusco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Muisca" title="Spanish conquest of the Muisca">Bogotá savanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Penco" title="Battle of Penco">Penco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mataquito" title="Battle of Mataquito">Mataquito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Guadalupe_Island_(1595)" title="Battle of Guadalupe Island (1595)">Guadalupe Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Recife_(1595)" title="Capture of Recife (1595)">Recife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_(1595)" title="Battle of San Juan (1595)">San Juan (1595)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recapture_of_Bahia" title="Recapture of Bahia">Bahia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Colonia_del_Sacramento" title="Siege of Colonia del Sacramento">Colonia del Sacramento</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Comuneros_(Paraguay)" title="Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay)">Comuneros (Paraguay)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cartagena_de_Indias" title="Battle of Cartagena de Indias">Cartagena de Indias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuerno_Verde" title="Cuerno Verde">Cuerno Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebellion_of_T%C3%BApac_Amaru_II" title="Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II">Túpac Amaru II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T%C3%BApac_Katari" title="Túpac Katari">Túpac Katari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Pensacola" title="Siege of Pensacola">Pensacola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_expedition" title="Newfoundland expedition">Newfoundland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_(1797)" title="Battle of San Juan (1797)">San Juan (1797)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lost</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/La_Noche_Triste" title="La Noche Triste">La Noche Triste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iguape_War" title="Iguape War">Iguape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tucapel" title="Battle of Tucapel">Tucapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh%27s_El_Dorado_Expedition" class="mw-redirect" title="Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition">Guiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Curalaba" title="Battle of Curalaba">Curalaba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Comuneros_(New_Granada)" title="Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)">Comuneros (New Granada)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Trinidad_(1797)" title="Invasion of Trinidad (1797)">Trinidad (1797)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chacabuco" title="Battle of Chacabuco">Chacabuco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Boyac%C3%A1" title="Battle of Boyacá">Boyacá</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Carabobo" title="Battle of Carabobo">Carabobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Pichincha" title="Battle of Pichincha">Pichincha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Ayacucho" title="Battle of Ayacucho">Ayacucho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capture_of_Guam" title="Capture of Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago_de_Cuba" title="Battle of Santiago de Cuba">Santiago de Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Campaign#Battle_of_Asomante" class="mw-redirect" title="Puerto Rican Campaign">Asomante</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><div id="Spanish_conquests" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Spanish conquests</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conquest_of_the_Canary_Islands" title="Conquest of the Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas" title="Spanish colonization of the Americas">The Americas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire" title="Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire">Aztec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_the_Maya" title="Spanish conquest of the Maya">Maya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Chiapas" title="Spanish conquest of Chiapas">Chiapas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Yucat%C3%A1n" title="Spanish conquest of Yucatán">Yucatán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Guatemala" title="Spanish conquest of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Pet%C3%A9n" title="Spanish conquest of Petén">Petén</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_El_Salvador" title="Spanish conquest of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_conquest_of_Honduras" title="Spanish conquest of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a 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