Outline of Palau

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Palau:

Palau – island country and a United States Associated State located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is geographically part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The country's population of around 21,000 is spread across 250 islands forming the western chain of the Caroline Islands. The most populous island is Koror. The capital Ngerulmud is located in Melekeok State on the nearby island of Babeldaob. The islands share maritime boundaries with Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

General reference

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Palau

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Palau
Official English country name: The Republic of Palau
Common endonym(s): Belau
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Palauan
Demonym(s):
ISO country codes: PW, PLW, 585
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PW
Internet country code top-level domain: .pw

Geography of Palau

Geography of Palau

Palau is: an island country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
  - North Pacific Ocean
    - Oceania
      - Micronesia
- Time zone: UTC+09
- Extreme points of Palau
  - High: Mount Ngerchelchuus on Babeldaob 242 m (794 ft)
  - Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 1,519 km
Population of Palau: 20,000 - 211th most populous country
Area of Palau: 459 km²
Atlas of Palau

Environment of Palau

Environment of Palau

Natural geographic features of Palau

Islands of Palau
Lakes of Palau
Rivers of Palau
World Heritage Sites in Palau: None

Regions of Palau

Administrative divisions of Palau

States of Palau

States of Palau

State	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (Census 2000)
North of Babeldaob
Kayangel	Kayangel	1	138
Babeldaob
Aimeliik	Mongami	52	272
Airai	Ngetkib	44	2 104
Melekeok	Melekeok	28	239
Ngaraard	Ulimang	36	638
Ngarchelong	Mengellang	10	286
Ngardmau	Urdmang	47	221
Ngaremlengui	Imeong	65	367
Ngatpang	Ngereklmadel	47	280
Ngchesar	Ngersuul	41	267
Ngiwal	Ngerkeai	26	193
Southwest of Babeldaob
Angaur	Ngeremasch	8	188
Koror	Koror	18	13 303
Peleliu	Kloulklubed	13	571
Rock Islands, (also called Chelbacheb)	-	47	-
Southwest Islands
Hatohobei	Hatohobei	1	23
Sonsorol	Dongosaru	3	39
Palau	Ngerulmud¹	444	19 129
¹ The national capital of Palau was moved from Koror to Ngerulmud on October 7, 2006.