Palau

Palau

Palau ranks 198th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Caledonia, Samoa, and Macao. Memorable people born in present day Palau include Johnson Toribiong, Kuniwo Nakamura, and Haruo Remeliik. Memorable people who died in Palau include Kuniwo Nakamura, Haruo Remeliik, and Thomas Remengesau Sr.. Palau has been the birth place of many politicians and the death place of many politicians.

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific. The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi), making it one of the smallest countries in the world. The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of the same name. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the largest island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundaries with international waters to the north, the Federated States of Micronesia to the east, Indonesia to the south, and the Philippines to the northwest. Read more on Wikipedia