• Officially the Republic of Palau, located in Micronesia, Oceania
• Consists of about 340 islands, part of the Caroline Islands
• Total area: 466 square kilometers, the sixteenth smallest country
• Most populous island: Koror; capital city: Ngerulmud on Babeldaob

• Settled around 1,000 BCE by migrants from Southeast Asia
• First European map by missionary Paul Klein
• Spanish East Indies in 1885; sold to Germany in 1899
• Part of Japanese South Seas Mandate after WWI
• Major WWII battle: Battle of Peleliu

• Presidential republic in free association with the U.S.
• Legislative power in the Palau National Congress
• Economy: tourism, agriculture, fishing; U.S. dollar as currency
• Culture blends Micronesian, Melanesian, Asian, Western elements

List of newspapers published in Palestine.