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Palau

Palau is a sovereign Micronesian state in the western Pacific, east of the Philippines and north of New Guinea.

Fast Facts

Ngerulmud, on Babeldaob, is the capital.
Koror is the former capital and an important urban and economic centre.
Palau is in free association with the United States.

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