Archipelago of more than 500 Islands?

Welcome to the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. Last post, I had posted about an island country named Curaçao. Now this country is also an island country. If you don't know, an island country is a country that has one or more islands or parts of islands. This country is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The island country is near the Philippines, which is also an island country.

Flag of Palau

So I won't build the suspense that much. So this island country is Palau. As you know it is in Oceania and near the Philippines. Palau is an archipelago which has more than 500 islands!!

The main island of Palau is Koror Island. The area of Koror Island is around 7.8 km square. Koror Island is one of the Caroline Islands that is part of Palau. The largest city on Koror Island is Koror City. Koror City is half of the country's population. It was the capital until it was replaced by Ngerulmud in 2006. The average temperature on Koror City is 31° Celsius.

Let's go back to the topic and know some facts about Palau.

• Palau is an archipelago which has more than 500 islands.
• Palau's capital is Ngerulmud. 
• The largest city on Palau is Koror City.
• The currency of Palau is the United States Dollar (USD).
• Koror City covers half of the population of Palau.
• There are five official languages on Palau: English, Japanese, Palauan, Tobian and Sonsorolese.
• The country was settled 3,000 years ago from the Philippines.
• Here are some places that you must go when you go to Palau:
• Rock Islands - known for beaches and diving.
• Jellyfish Lake - is a lake which is known for its ancient lagoon with two kinds of jellyfish.
• Malakal Island - a tropical destination with a high-end beach resort, with restaurants and cocktail bars.
• Ulong Island - is an island which is known for known for snorkelling.
• Ngercheu - is an island which is known for scuba diving.
• Koror-Babeldaob Bridge - is a bridge that connects Koror and Babeldaob Islands.
• Nikko Bay - known for kayaking, beaches and snorkelling.

The ethnic group on Palau is:

73% - Palauan
16.3% - Filipinos
5.4% - Bhutanese
2.0% - Carolinian
1.2% - European
2.1% - Other/Unspecified

This data is recorded from 2011.

Map of Palau




Airport

Palau has an international airport (named Palau International Airport or Roman Tmetuchl International Airport) which provides direct flights to Manila (capital of the Philippines), Guam (U.S. island territory), Seoul (capital of South Korea) and Taipei (capital of Taiwan). Since December 2010, Palau Pacific Airways also has charter flight (a flight by an aircraft chartered for a specific journey, not part of an airline's regular schedule, from Google dictionary) to Macau (a Chinese special administrative region) and Hong Kong (which is also a Chinese special administrative region). They have regular service to domestic destinations like Angaur (island) and Peleliu (island).

Sport

The most popular sport in Palau is Baseball. Palau international baseball team had won a gold medal at 1990, 1998 and 2010 Micronesian Games. Also at the 2007 Pacific Games.

Palau also has a national football team, organized by the Palau Soccer Association, but it is not a member of FIFA. Palau Soccer Association organizes the Palau Soccer League.

Travel Guide

This was episode 3 of the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. I hope you lime my post about Palau. Comment down below if you've learnt something new. Have a cool day!! Bye!!