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- Geography_of_Palau abstract "The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more than 250 smaller ones lying roughly 500 miles southeast of the Philippines. The islands of Palau constitute part of the Caroline Islands chain.Location:Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the PhilippinesGeographic coordinates: 7°30′N 134°30′EMap references:OceaniaArea:total:459 km²land:459 km²water:0 km²Area - comparative:slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DCLand boundaries:0 kmCoastline:1,519 kmMaritime claims:territorial sea:3 nmexclusive fishing zone:200 nmClimate:tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to NovemberTerrain:varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babeldaob to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefsElevation extremes:lowest point:Pacific Ocean 0 mhighest point:Mount Ngerchelchauus 242 m (on Babeldaob)Natural resources:forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed mineralsLand use:arable land:2.17%permanent crops:4.35%other:93.48% (2011)Irrigated land:NA km²Natural hazards:typhoons (June to December)Environment - current issues:inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishingEnvironment - international agreements:party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Seasigned, but not ratified:none of the selected agreementsGeography - note:westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands, includes World War II battleground of Peleliu and world-famous rock islands".
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- Geography_of_Palau point "7.5 134.5".
- Geography_of_Palau type SpatialThing.
- Geography_of_Palau comment "The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more than 250 smaller ones lying roughly 500 miles southeast of the Philippines.".
- Geography_of_Palau label "Geografia Palau".
- Geography_of_Palau label "Geografia de Palau".
- Geography_of_Palau label "Geography of Palau".
- Geography_of_Palau label "Géographie des Palaos".
- Geography_of_Palau label "帕勞地理".
- Geography_of_Palau sameAs Géographie_des_Palaos.
- Geography_of_Palau sameAs Geografia_Palau.
- Geography_of_Palau sameAs Geografia_de_Palau.
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- Geography_of_Palau sameAs Q3123417.
- Geography_of_Palau sameAs Q3123417.
- Geography_of_Palau lat "7.5".
- Geography_of_Palau long "134.5".
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- Geography_of_Palau depiction Palau-CIA_WFB_Map.png.
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