Republic of Palau Belau CAPITAL: Koror, Koror Island FLAG: The flag, adopted 1 January 1981, is light blue, with a yellow disc set slightly off center toward the hoist. ANTHEM: Belau er Kid. MONETARY UNIT: The US dollar is the official medium of...

Palau POPULATION 19,700 ROMAN CATHOLIC 42 percent EVANGELICAL 22 percent MODEKNGEI 9 percent SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 6 percent OTHER 6 percent UNKNOWN OR NO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION 15 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Palau, an...

Coordinates: 7°20′59″N, 134°30′35″E Palau (pronounced /pəˈlaʊ/), officially the Republic of Palau (Palauan: Beluu er a Belau), is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles (800 km) east of the Philippines and 2000 miles...

Reflecting their close ties with the United States, citizens of the Republic of Palau held a public ceremony to pay tribute to the seven astronauts lost when space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on its homeward journey. In response to the Iraq war, the republic...

GETTING THERE: Continental flies to Palau from Washington, with connections in Houston, Honolulu and Guam. United, American and Asiana airlines, which partner with Philippine Airlines and Continental, also offer flights, with stops in L.A., Honolulu and Manila. Fares start at $2,200 round trip; the...

While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.The annual meeting's corridors can be a sounding board for unlikely "solutions" to climate change — from filling the...

While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the U.N. climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.The annual meeting's corridors can be a sounding board for unlikely "solutions" to climate change — from filling the...