Official English Name: Republic of Palau
Official Local Name(s): Beluu er a Belau
Common English Name: Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud

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Official Language(s)

Palauan, English
Secondary Languages: Japanese, Sonsorolese, Tobian\Filipino, Chinese

Resources

Forests, Minerals, Marine products, Deep-seabed minerals

Neighbors

None (Island)

Ethnic groups

Palauan (79.1%), Filipino (16.4%), Sonsorol (4.6%), Other Asian (4.6%), American (0.9%)

People

Est. Population:

21,347

Demonym:

Palauan

Religions:

Roman Catholic (48.4%)
Other Christian (25.1%)
Protestant (22.0%)
Modekngei (2.3%)
Atheist (1.8%)

Largest City:

Koror (11,100)

Geography

Region:

Oceania

Bodies of Water:

Pacific Ocean (Surrounded)

Total Area:

459 km2 (100% land, 0% water)

Total Land:

0 km (Island)

Total Coastline:

1,519 km

Climate

Tropical

Terrain:

High mountains
Low coral islands
Large barrier reefs

Highest Point

Mount Ngerchelchuus (242 m)

Lowest Point

Sea Level

Natural Disasters

Typhoons

Government

Type:

Constitutional government in free association with the United States

Head of State and Government:

President Tommy Remengesau

Admin. Divisions

16 States

Independence:

1 October 1994 (from the United States of America)

Nat'l Symbol:

Bai

Nat'l Anthem:

Belau rekid

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$15,100 (USD)

Currency

$ (United States Dollar)

Exchange Rate

Note: Palau uses the United States dollar as its official currency.

Communication

Internet Code

.pw

Telephone Code

+680

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Cultural Notes

Palauan society follows a matrilineal system.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ps.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/PS (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/pw.htm (Koror population)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 23 November 2016