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.

F° | C°

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	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	110	120	130	120	120
Exports of Goods (million USD)	11	10	6	6	6

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

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