帕劳,正式帕劳共和国,西太平洋岛国。面积:189平方英里(490平方公里)。人口:2022(美国东部时间)18200年。资本:Melekeok。混合马来语的人口,美拉尼西亚、菲律宾、波利尼西亚祖先。语言:帕劳语、英语(官方)。宗教:基督教(主要是罗马天主教;新教,其他基督教徒)。货币:美元。帕劳的岛屿群肥沃,沿着海岸红树林沼泽,由草原手掌和雨林在山上。 The major source of employment is government service. Subsistence farming and fishing are the main occupations in the rural areas. Palau is a republic with two legislative houses; its head of state and government is the president. The islands had been under nominal Spanish ownership when they were sold to Germany in 1899. They were seized by Japan in 1914 and taken by Allied forces in 1944 during World War II. Palau became part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the太平洋岛屿1947年,在1994年成为一个主权国家;美国提供了经济援助和维护一个在岛屿的军事存在。
