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Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world

PalauLimited data

Palau · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country located in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands, while the eastern and central parts make up the Federated States of Micronesia. It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi), making it the sixteenth smallest country in the world. The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of the same name.

From Wikipedia: Palau · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • A traditional Palauan bai in 2012
    A traditional Palauan bai in 2012Erin Magee/DFAT · CC BY 2.0
  • Manila galleon in the Marianas and Carolinas, c. 1590 Boxer Codex
    Manila galleon in the Marianas and Carolinas, c. 1590 Boxer CodexBoxer Codex (1590) - Unknown Spanish Author/Compiler with Likely Chinese Artist… · Public domain
  • Koror chiefs in 1915
    Koror chiefs in 1915Ryuzo Torii(1870-1953) · Public domain
  • Palau in Japanese mandate
    Palau in Japanese mandateUnknown author Unknown author · Public domain
  • TTPI High Commissioner and staff, 1960s
    TTPI High Commissioner and staff, 1960sTTPI(Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) Headquarters · Public domain
  • The sixteen states of Palau
    The sixteen states of PalauPublic domain

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Palau · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Donald Trump

    7 stories

  2. Kushal Das, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Greta Thunberg

    New

    7 stories

  3. Saint Vincent

    New

    5 stories

  4. Chris Bowen

    New

    5 stories

  5. Murat Kurum

    New

    4 stories

  6. Santa Maria

    New

    4 stories

Organizations

  1. United Nations

    9.5× last week

    19 stories

  2. Green Climate Fund

    New

    4 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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On social media

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