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Palau
Quick Facts
Region:
Australia and the South Pacific
Full Name:
Republic of Palau
Capital City:
Melekeok
Language Spoken:
Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official),
Tobi (Tobi and English are official),
and Angaur (Angaur,
Japanese,
and English are official),
Filipino 13.5%,
English 9.4%,
Chinese 5.7%,
Carolinian 1.5%,
Japanese 1.5%,
other Asian 2.3%,
other languages 1.5% (2000 census)
Personnel risk: LOW
Evacuation risk: LOW
After three decades as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific under US administration, this westernmost cluster of the Caroline Islands opted for independence in 1978 rather than join the Federated States of Micronesia. A Compact of Free Association with the US was approved in 1986, but not ratified until 1993. It entered into force the following year, when the islands gained independence.