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Palau

Pa·lau

(pä-lou′, pə-) also Be·lau (bə-) Formerly Pe·lew (pə-lo͞o′, pē-)

A nation consisting of about 200 islands and islets in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. When most of the Carolines became the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978, Palau chose to form a separate republic in free association with the United States, an arrangement that became effective in 1994. The capital is Melekeok.

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Palau

(pɑːˈlaʊ) or

Belau

(Placename) Republic of Palau a republic comprising a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands; administratively part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–87; entered into an agreement of free association with the US (1980); became fully independent in 1994. Chief island: Babelthuap. Capital: Melekeok, on Babelthuap (functions moved from Koror in 2006). Pop: 21 108 (2013 est). Area: 476 sq km (184 sq miles). Former name: Pelew Islands

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Pa•lau

(pəˈlaʊ)
n.

Republic of, a group of islands in the W Pacific part of the Caroline group: formerly a part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; since 1994 a self-governing area in assocation with the U.S. 18,467; 192 sq. mi. (497 sq. km). Formerly, Palau′ Is′lands.

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Noun	1.	Palau - a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States Republic of Palau, TT Belau, Palau Islands, Pelew, Palau - a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
	2.	Palau - a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean Belau, Palau Islands, Pelew Palau, Republic of Palau, TT - a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

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Палау

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The South Pacific island nation of Palau has agreed to accept an American offer to absorb 17 trained al-Qaeda members in exchange for some US$200 million.

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Morocco and Palau decided to establish diplomatic relations at the level of ambassadors, said a joint statement signed on Friday by Morocco's Ambassador Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Mohammed Loulichki, and Palau's State Minister and Foreign Minister, Sandra Pierantozzi.Aa "The governments of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Palau, guided by the common will of developing friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries in the political, economic, and cultural fields, among others, have decided to establish diplomatic relations at the level of ambassadors," the statement said.

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Reiterating the same, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin tweeted, "Thanks Prez @TommyRemengesau for signing @IndiaUNNewYork the Framework Agreement Document of the International Solar Alliance today, thus making Palau the 76th member of this growing family.

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The draft resolution "Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities" got a recorded 155 votes in favor to 5 against (Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, United States), with 10 abstentions (Australia, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Togo) --.

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Palau plans sunscreen ban to save coral

The Guardian reports that all tourists entering Palau are now required to sign an eco-pledge stamped into their passports.