Palau & Swaziland

Ok, I'm back, let's see if we can get caught up. Oh and welcome to our newcomers!

Palau

7°21′N 134°28′E

An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo.

BZ - 20
*The Spanish first explored the islands in 1543.

*The Japanese took control over Palua in World War I and stayed in control until the U.S. drove them out in WWII. That's several decades under Japanese rule.

MP - 10
*Most often, if you want to go from island to island, you have to have a private boat.

DP - 20

*When they are having lunch in Palau (12:00 Noon)- I am having dinner (7:00 - the day before).

*The pope was the first one to give foregin rule over Palau (different pope than the one who gave Brazil to Portugal).

*Palau has 16 states (four of which start with the letter N and none of which I can pronounce).

MM - 15

*Koror is often recognised as the capital of Palau, but it is only to be the capital for a short time longer. By 2010, the capital of Palau will be Melekeok.

*Palau was discovered by accident in 1783 when the shipwrecked crew of Captain Henry Wilson reached the shores of Ulong.

Swaziland

26°19′S 31°8′E

A landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south, and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique

MP - 20
*It is the world's last absolute monarchy

*Swaziland is landlocked

BZ - 10
*Here the country that is the size of New Jersey

ER - 5

M0Ma - 10
*The Reed dance is called "Umhlanga" the dance is an annual Swazi tradition.

DP - 20
*The kings dad had over 1,000 gradkids when he died.
*The current king has 14 wifes
*They don't become his wife until they have his children. Before that they are only his brides. I was a little obsessed with how they do their families over there. I got it because of the She-elephant. Imagine this is the only place in the world that has one.