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flag Palau Palau: Introduction

Capital: Melekeok

Population

Total Population: 20,472
Natural Increase: 0.6%
Density: 45 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 82.7%
Ethnic Origins: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, White 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%.
Official Language: Palauan (all states except Sonsorol, Tobi, Angaur), English, Sonsorol (in Sonsorol), Tobian (in Tobi), Japanese (in Angaur).
Other Languages Spoken: Filipino, Chinese, Carolinian, Other languages
Business Language(s): English
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, Other 3.1%, Unspecified or None 16.4%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Melekeok

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: American Dollar (USD)


Country Overview

Area: 460 km²
Type of State: Democratic Republic. Constitutional government in free association with the US.
Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy.
An isolated archipelago in the Pacific; the economy is based on tourism.

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


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31°

Low: 24°  |  High: 30°

Humidity: 67%  |  Wind: 31 km/h
Sunrise: 3:44 am  |  Sunset: 4:12 pm

Palau, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Palau, Dial 011
To Make a Call to Palau, Dial +680
Internet Suffix: .pw

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20072008200920102011
Imports of Goods (million USD) 110120130120120
Exports of Goods (million USD) 1110666

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

 
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