Description: THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU, A TROPICAL ARCHIPELAGO IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, Belau National Museum Photo Slideshow, ◄ Palau Nacional, Barcelona [HD] ►, Glenn McKinlay, Belau National Museum: Shorebirds in Palau, Etpison Museum, Palau / エピソンミュージアム（パラオ）
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Coordinates : 7°30′N 134°30′E / 7.500°N 134.500°E / 7.500; 134.500
Palau ( i / p ə ˈ l aʊ / , historically Belau or Pelew ), officially the Republic of Palau ( Palauan : Beluu er a Belau ), is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean . The country's population of around 21,000 is spread across 250 islands, which form the western chain of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia . The most populous of these is Koror . The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob , in Melekeok State . Palau shares maritime boundaries with Indonesia , the Philipp
The country was originally settled around 3,000 years ago by migrants from the Philippines and sustained a Negrito population until around 900 years ago. The islands were first visited by Europeans in the 16th century, and were made part of the Spanish East Indies in 1574. Following Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War in 1898, the islands were sold to Imperial Germany in 1899 under the terms of the German–Spanish Treaty , where they were administered as part of German New Guinea . The Imperial Japane