Palau (
i//, sometimes spelled
Belau or
Pelew), officially the
Republic of Palau (
Palauan:
Beluu er a Belau),
[4] is an
island country 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 islands share
maritime boundaries with
Indonesia, the
Philippines, and the
Federated States of Micronesia.
The capital
Ngerulmud is located
in
Melekeok State on the nearby
island of
Babeldaob.
More at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau
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