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Merir's geographical position in the island Republic of Palau.

Satellite view of the Island of Merir.

Merir or Melieli is a small outlying island of the Palau group, in the western Pacific Ocean. Its coordinates are 04°19'27" N. 132°18'37"E.

The island measures 0.90 km² and was home to five people in 2000.

The elongated island itself is covered with a luxuriant growth of trees but it is surrounded by a beach around which is a lagoon. Outside this, the whole is surrounded by a coral reef and the open ocean. The main village is in the north-west of the island and has a radio station.

Together with the islands of Sonsorol and Fanna, which are 110 km. to the north-west, and the island of Pulo Anna 50 km away, Merir forms the state of Sonsorol in the repuplic of Palau and has a polling station in the Republic's elections.

Luxuriant vegetation and beach scene in western Merir.

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Coordinates: 4°19′N 132°19′E / 4.317°N 132.317°E / 4.317; 132.317

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