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Koror

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Koror is the state comprising the main commercial centre of the Republic of Palau. [1]

36 relations: Airai, Babeldaob, Belau Air, Capital city, Dolphin, Empire of Japan, Island, Köppen climate classification, Koror City, Koror Jail, Koror–Babeldaob Bridge, League of Nations mandate, List of sovereign states, Malakal Island, Meyuns, Ministry of Education (Palau), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ngerekebesang Island, Ngerulmud, Palau, Palau High School, Patache, Peleliu, Prince Lee Boo, Rain, Roman Tmetuchl International Airport, Ruy López de Villalobos, Sacred Heart Church, Koror, Sargento mayor, Scuba diving, South Pacific Mandate, States of Palau, Tropical rainforest climate, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, United States Environmental Protection Agency, World War II.

Airai

Airai, located on the southern coast of Babeldaob island, is the second-most populous state of Palau.

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Babeldaob

Babeldaob (also Babelthuap) is the largest island in the island nation of the Republic of Palau.

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Belau Air

Belau Air is a Palauan airline with its headquarters in Koror City.

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Capital city

A capital city (or simply capital) is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government.

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Dolphin

Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Koror City

Koror City is the largest city in Palau, home to about half of the country's population.

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Koror Jail

Koror Jail is a correctional facility located in the Republic of Palau.

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Koror–Babeldaob Bridge

The Koror–Babeldaob Bridge is a bridge in Palau that connects Koror and Babeldaob Islands.

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League of Nations mandate

A League of Nations mandate was a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I, or the legal instruments that contained the internationally agreed-upon terms for administering the territory on behalf of the League of Nations.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Malakal Island

Malakal Island ("Ngemelachel" in Palauan) is an island in the state of Koror, Palau.

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Meyuns

Meyuns is the second most populous city in the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, with a population of approximately 1,000.

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Ministry of Education (Palau)

The Ministry of Education is a government agency of Palau, headquartered in Koror City.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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Ngerekebesang Island

Ngerekebesang Island (alternative names: Ngerekebesang Hamlet, Arakabesan) is an island in the state of Koror, Palau, where the office of the President of the Republic of Palau was located before the capital was moved to the state of Melekeok.

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Ngerulmud

Ngerulmud is the seat of government of the Republic of Palau, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.

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Palau

Palau (historically Belau, Palaos, or Pelew), officially the Republic of Palau (Beluu er a Belau), is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Palau High School

Palau High School (PHS) is a senior high school in Koror City, Palau.

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Patache

A patache is a type of sailing vessel with two masts, very light and shallow, a sort of cross between a brig and a schooner, which originally was a warship, being intended for surveillance and inspection of the coasts and ports.

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Peleliu

Peleliu (or Beliliou) is an island in the island nation of Palau.

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Prince Lee Boo

Prince Lee Boo (1764-27 December 1784) was the second son of Ibedul (Abba Thule), the ruler of Koror in the Pelew Islands, now called Palau.

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Rain

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then becomes heavy enough to fall under gravity.

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Roman Tmetuchl International Airport

Roman Tmetuchl International Airport, also known as Palau International Airport is the main airport of Palau.

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Ruy López de Villalobos

Ruy López de Villalobos (ca. 1500 – April 4, 1544) was a Spanish explorer who sailed the Pacific from Mexico to establish a permanent foothold for Spain in the East Indies, which was near the Line of Demarcation between Spain and Portugal according to the Treaty of Zaragoza in 1529.

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Sacred Heart Church, Koror

The Sacred Heart Church is the name of a religious building affiliated to the Catholic Church that is located in the main street of the city of Koror in the island and state of the same name in Palau a country of Oceania to the west of the Pacific Ocean.

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Sargento mayor

Sargento mayor ("sergeant major") was a rank immediately below that of maestre de campo in the Spanish tercios of the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving where the diver uses a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) which is completely independent of surface supply, to breathe underwater.

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South Pacific Mandate

The South Pacific Mandate was a League of Nations mandate given to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations following World War I. The South Pacific Mandate consisted of islands in the north Pacific Ocean that had been part of German New Guinea within the German colonial empire until they were occupied by Japan during World War I. Japan governed the islands under the mandate as part of the Japanese colonial empire until World War II, when the United States captured the islands.

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States of Palau

Palau is divided into sixteen administrative regions, called states.

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Tropical rainforest climate

A tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, is a tropical climate usually (but not always) found along the equator.

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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia (western Pacific) administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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History of Koror, Kokor, Koror County, Palau, Koror Island, Koror State, Korror, Ngerbeched, Oreor.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koror

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