Palau

Definitions

1. A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.
2. Alternative spelling of pilaf (“dish of browned rice etc.”).
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“Another society in which wealth per se was highly valued was Palau, but wealth belonging to descent units and not to individuals.[…] Palau society was divided into a large number⟳ of individually named, exogamous matriclans, and these were in turn⟳ subdivided into named matrilineages, each of which was a land-owning corporation and localized within a single community.”

“The president of Palau declared Tuesday that his Pacific island nation will ban commercial fishing and become⟳ a marine sanctuary.[…] Remengesau said establishing “a 100 percent marine sanctuary” will enable Palau to preserve⟳ “a pristine environment” and promote⟳ snorkeling, scuba diving and ecotourism as an alternative way to grow⟳ its economy.”

“Few places on the planet are as isolated as Palau, or as sprawling. Its 21,000 residents are scattered across a handful of its 250 islands, which take⟳ up just 177 square miles combined. Relatively poor, and with no military of its own⟳, Palau employs a marine police division with just 18 members and one patrol ship.”

“Fully 99% of Palau's population over 12 has had both shots of vaccine for the new coronavirus, the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) said, citing government figures which also show⟳ that this amounts to 16,152 people. That puts Palau, an archipelago of 500 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, in the "top spot", the IFRC said in a statement, ahead of countries like⟳ Portugal which was named one of the world's most vaccinated countries when 80% of its 10 million people were fully immunized last⟳ month.”

“While in Palau, Lai delivered a speech at its legislature and plans to open⟳ a government building complex that Taiwan helped to build⟳. On Friday, Taiwan and Palau are set⟳ to conduct a joint maritime rescue⟳ drill, with Taiwan’s coast guard sending one of its newest domestically-made vessels from its southern port of Kaohsiung, in a possible rehearsal for showdowns with Chinese coast guard vessels in disputed regional waters.”

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