Palau
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.
MON...
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Palau
POPULATION 19,700ROMAN CATHOLIC 42 percentEVANGELICAL 22 percentMODEKNGEI 9 percentSEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 6 percentOTHER 6 percentUNKNOWN OR NO RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION 15 percent
Country Overv...
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Area: 488 sq km (188 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 20,100Capital: Melekeok (on Babelthuap) from Oct. 1, 2006Head of state and government:
President
Tommy
Remengesau, Jr.
In early September 2006
P...
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Ex-fund manager Murakami gets 2-year prison term for insider trading
TOKYO - The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced Yoshiaki
Murakami, a former investment fund manager, t...
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TAIPEI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Some lawmakers in the tiny South
Pacific nation of Palau are suggesting it break links with
diplomatically isolated Taiwan and recognise rival China
instead, the archipe...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan's South Pacific allies, fearing being
drowned by rising sea water, are seeking help from Taiwan, a
newspaper said on Friday.
The China T...
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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...
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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...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian left for the
Marshall Islands Thursday night for the second Taiwan-South Pacific
island leaders summit.
Speakin...
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Taipei (dpa) - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said Sunday he had
secured support from six Pacific allies over the island's bid to join
international groups, including the U...
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Six soldiers deployed to the Mexican border became U.S. citizens Friday, apparently the first troops to take advantage of expedited citizenship rules while deployed to keep out illegal immigrants.T...
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As of Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at least 3,510 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes se...
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Palau
Palau
Palau
