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*After World War I, the islands were made a '''part of the Japanese-ruled South Seas Mandate''' by the League of Nations. | *After World War I, the islands were made a '''part of the Japanese-ruled South Seas Mandate''' by the League of Nations. | ||
*After World War II, along with other Pacific Islands, Palau was made a part of the United States-governed '''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands''' in 1947. | *After World War II, along with other Pacific Islands, Palau was made a part of the United States-governed '''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands''' in 1947. | ||
*The islands gained full sovereignty in 1994. <ref>"Palau''', in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | *The islands gained full sovereignty in 1994. | ||
*The population of Palau is approximately 17,907, of whom '''73% are native Palauans of mixed Melanesian and Austronesian descent'''. | |||
*There are many Asian communities within Palau. '''Filipinos''' form the largest Asian group and second largest ethnic group in the country, dating back to the Spanish colonial period. There are significant numbers of '''Chinese and Koreans'''. There are also smaller numbers of Palauans of '''mixed or full Japanese ancestry'''. Smaller numbers of '''Bangladeshi and Nepalese migrant workers and their descendants who came to the islands during the late 1900s''' can also be found. Most Palauans of Asian origin came during the late 1900s with many '''Chinese, Bangladeshis and Nepalese''' coming to Palau as unskilled workers and professionals. There are also small numbers of '''Europeans and Americans'''.<ref>"Palau''', in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Palau== | ==Emigration From Palau== | ||