Oceania · Micronesia
Palau
Republic of Palau
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Population
16,733
Capital
Ngerulmud
Area
459 km²
Currency
USD
United States dollar
Statistics
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GDP (current US$)
$276.73M
as of 2023
GDP per capita
$15,611
as of 2023
Population
17,695
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
-0.2%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
—
no data
Internet users (% of population)
83.9%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
69.38
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
10.9%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
3.4%
as of 2023
Urban population (% of total)
79.2%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.88
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
106.7%
as of 2023
Land area (km²)
460.00
as of 2023
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About Palau
- Languages
- English, Palauan
- Currencies
- United States dollar (USD)
- Timezones
- UTC+09:00
- Demonym
- Palauan
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- PW · PLW
- Map
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