Palau
Oceania · Untouched
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Population
- 17K
- Area
- 459 km²
About Palau
Palau is a scattering of more than 300 limestone and volcanic islands in the western Pacific, part of Oceania's Micronesia region. Its capital, Ngerulmud, is a purpose-built government seat on Babeldaob island. Famed for the mushroom-shaped Rock Islands and some of the planet's richest reef life, Palau blends traditional clan-based society with a fierce, pioneering commitment to marine conservation.
- Ngerulmud, Palau's purpose-built capital, consists almost entirely of government buildings and is the least-populous capital city of any sovereign country.
- In 2009 Palau declared the world's first shark sanctuary, banning commercial shark fishing across its entire ocean territory.
- The golden jellyfish of Palau's Jellyfish Lake migrate across the water each day following the sun, and their sting is too mild to harm swimmers.
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