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Palau - Jane's Oceania Home Page  In 1946, Palau became one of the trust territories of the Pacific islands under the governance of the U.S.A. In 1994, it gained its independence and was admitted to the United Nations as its 185th member. The island group is divided into 16 states each .... (E-mail: jane@janeresture.com -- Rev. 3rd December 2012).
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10 - Guam Legislature  WHEREAS, The Republic of Palau is an island nation in the northern Pacific Ocean, ... site of the capital from Independence, in 1994 to 2006, when Melekeok became the new capital; and. WHEREAS, the Republic of Palau joined the United Nations as its 185th member and took its seat in the UN. in December 1994; and...
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Republic of Palau becomes 185th ILO member State  Republic of Palau becomes 185th ILO member State ... GENEVA (ILO News)  The Republic of Palau, a Pacific island nation, became the 185th member of ... The country has been a member of the United Nations since 14 December 1994.
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About Palau | Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Palau to the ...  Why, how or when people arrived on our beautiful islands is unknown, but studies indicate ... This finally came about on October 1, 1994, when Palau gained its ... Palau became the 185th member of the United Nations (UN) as a full fledged ... 14 ACP Forum Island Countries (FICs) called the 'Pacific Island Countries Trade...
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J! Archive - Show #2513, aired 1995-07-05  Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Jermaine & Tito did their own voices on the '70s ... In December 1994 the Pacific island nation of Palau became its 185th member...
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Pacific Islands - Wikipedia  The Pacific Islands is a term broadly referring to the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Depending on ... the boundaries of the Pacific Ocean that are not considered part of Oceania. ... and Kuril Islands; the island nation of Taiwan and other islands of the Republic of ... New Britain, 35,145, Papua New Guinea, 513,926, 14.62.
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Universal Postal Union - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of ...  Established in 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), with its headquarters in the Swiss capital Berne, is the second oldest international organization worldwide. The UPU became a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) on 1 July 1948. ... The Universal Postal Congress is the supreme authority of the UPU.
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December 6, 2008  ... gas-filled compartment to detect charged particles cloud chamber The large yellow circle on the flag of Palau represents this heavenly body moon The "M.O."...
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Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia  Papua New Guinea (PNG; /ppu nju ni, p-, -pju-/, US /ppju, ppu/; Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini; Hiri Motu: Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half ... Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the...
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Tuvalu - Wikipedia  Tuvalu formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific ... ISO 3166 code  TV ..... The Tuvaluan Order 1975, which took effect on 1 October 1975, recognised Tuvalu as a separate ... From 1974 (the creation of the British colony of Tuvalu) until independence, the legislative body of...
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Hawaii Statehood, August 21, 1959  Here is a small sampling of the many congressional records that highlight Hawaii's long path to statehood. On August 21, 1959 Hawaii became the 50th state and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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Northern Mariana Islands - Wikipedia  The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is ... By the time they were allowed to return to the Northern Marianas, many ... Like other U.S. territories, the islands do not have representation in the U.S. .... The Covenant was fully implemented November 3, 1986, pursuant to...
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Hawaii - Wikipedia  Hawaii is the 50th and most recent state of the United States of America, receiving statehood on ...... Hawaii was admitted as a U.S. state on August 21, 1959. .... Despite several attempts to become a state, Hawaii remained a territory for sixty...
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Tonga - Wikipedia  Tonga officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago .... Tonga joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970 (atypically as a country with its ... King Tupou VI (a descendant of the first monarch), his family, powerful .... It is a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum, the South Pacific Applied...
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Australian Dollar (AUD) Profile | Foreign Exchange Conversion ...  Norfolk Island. ... Nauru uses the Australian dollar as its official currency and will adopt Australian ... Kiribati (officially the Republic of Kiribati)is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean and was independent from the U.K. on July 12, 1979.
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Wetlands of the Pacific Island region - CiteSeerX  of species in each of these groups is at near global maxima at the .... Wallis and Futuna. 300,000 255. 23. High. 15,260. Territory of France. Tonga. 700,000 ... fragments, while the larger Fijian Islands were formed ..... today. In Miocene peat sediments on Viti Levu, Fiji, .... like some other south coast rivers enters a vast delta.
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Samoa - Wikipedia  The Independent State of Samoa commonly known as Samoa (Samoan: Smoa) and, until ... The entire island group, which includes American Samoa, was called .... From the end of World War I until 1962, New Zealand controlled Samoa as a ... Samoa, the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent,...
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Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia - Wikipedia  The flag of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was adopted on 30 November 1978. The blue field represents the Pacific Ocean, while the four stars...
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Federated States of Micronesia | U.S. Department of the Interior  The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) emerged from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) which the United States administered on behalf of the...
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Pacific Islander - Wikipedia  Micronesia. The islands of Kiribati, Nauru, the Marianas (Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Federated States of Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae, all in the Caroline Islands).
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Sulu Archipelago - Wikipedia  The Sulu Archipelago is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean, in the southwestern Philippines. The archipelago forms the northern limit of the Celebes Sea and southern limit of the Sulu Sea. The Sulu Archipelago islands are within the Mindanao island group, consisting of the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. ..... On 4 July 1946, the Philippines became an independent nation.