🇵🇼 Palau

Australia and Oceania

Page last updated: August 22, 2025

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Introduction

Geography

People and Society

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Military and Security

Transnational Issues

Introduction

Background

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Geography

Location

Geographic coordinates

Map references

Area

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:

Land boundaries

Coastline

Maritime claims

Climate

Terrain

Elevation

Natural resources

Land use

Irrigated land

Population distribution

Natural hazards

Geography - note

People and Society

Population

Comparison rankings: total 218; female 218; male 218

Nationality

Ethnic groups

Languages

Religions

Age structure

2024 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate

Death rate

Net migration rate

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas - population

Sex ratio

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

Gross reproduction rate

Drinking water source

Health expenditure

Physician density

Sanitation facility access

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

Tobacco use

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

Education expenditure

Literacy

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Environment

Environmental issues

International environmental agreements

Climate

Land use

Urbanization

Particulate matter emissions

Waste and recycling

Total renewable water resources

Government

Country name

Government type

Capital

Administrative divisions

Legal system

Constitution

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Legislative branch - lower chamber

Legislative branch - upper chamber

Judicial branch

Political parties

International organization participation

Independence

National holiday

Flag

National symbol(s)

National color(s)

National anthem(s)

National heritage

Economy

Economic overview

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

Real GDP growth rate

Real GDP per capita

GDP (official exchange rate)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

Comparison rankings: services 17; industry 186; agriculture 131

GDP - composition, by end use

Agricultural products

Industries

Industrial production growth rate

Remittances

Budget

Public debt

Taxes and other revenues

Current account balance

Exports

Exports - partners

Exports - commodities

Imports

Imports - partners

Imports - commodities

Exchange rates

Energy

Electricity access

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

Telephones - mobile cellular

Broadcast media

Internet country code

Internet users

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Transportation

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports

Merchant marine

Ports

Military and Security

Military and security forces

Military - note

Transnational Issues

Refugees and internally displaced persons

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Introduction

Geography

People and Society

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Military and Security

Transnational Issues