Official Name: Republic
of Palau
Location: Archipelago
(26 islands, more than 300 islets) in the west Pacific Ocean, about 530
miles southeast of the Philippines
Capital: Koror
Population: 18,110
Languages: English
(official), Plauan, Sonsorolese, Angaur, Japanese, Tobi (all official within
certain states)
Monetary Unit: U.S.
Dollar
Government: Republic
Religion: Roman
Catholic, Protestant, Modekngei