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Palau At The Summer Olympics By Year
Palau,, officially the Republic of Palau and historically ''Belau'', ''Palaos'' or ''Pelew'', is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific Ocean, Pacific. The nation has 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 . The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of Koror City, the same name. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok, Melekeok State. Palau shares maritime boundary, 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. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from Maritime Southeast Asia. Palau was first drawn on a European map by the Czech Republic, Czech missionary Pablo Clain, Paul Klein based on a description given b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belau Rekid
"" (; also spelt ""; en, "Our Palau") is the national anthem of Palau. Officially adopted in 1981, the music was composed by Ymesei O. Ezekiel, to which the combined words of several authors were set. History The anthem was composed by Ymesei Ezekiel (9 January 1921 – 20 May 1984), a composer, musician and music teacher, during the time of the transition from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which at the time was using the anthem of Micronesia, to the establishment of the Republic of Palau under the trust territory. A committee headed by member of the House of Delegates Demei Otobed was established to adopt a national anthem in line with the new constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When .... Along with Otobed and Ezekiel, other members of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |