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Palau

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Palau is a country. The capital city is Ngerulmud, located in the Micronesia region of Oceania. It has a land area of 460 km², a population of 17,727 people and uses the currency U.S. dollar. The President is Thomas Remengesau Jr..

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currency: U.S. dollar
capital city: Ngerulmud
region: Micronesia
continent: Oceania
land area: 460 km²
population: 17,727 people
political leader: Thomas Remengesau Jr. (President)

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central government debt: 85.20 % of GDP
expense: 58.95 % of GDP
GDP: 281,849,062.50 current US$
inflation: 12.80 annual %
tax revenue: 18.08 % of GDP
democracy score: 0.00
democracy type: Unknown
individuals using the Internet: 27.00 % of population
net migration: -19 people
press freedom: 0.00
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 6.25 %
birth rate: 8.80 per 1,000 people
death rate: 11.40 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita: 2,045.30 current US$
health expenditure: 16.38 % of GDP
hospital beds: 4.32 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth: 69
agricultural land: 43.00 km²
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2): 1.44 Mt of CO2 equivalent
access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
fertility rate: 0.85 births per woman
forest area: 415 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption: 0.00 % of total
greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6): 1.50 Mt of CO2 equivalent
median age: 33.80
methane emissions: 0.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions: 0.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
female population: 8,172 people
male population: 9,555 people
renewable energy consumption: 0.90 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area: 480.97 km²
rural population: 3,119 people
urban land area: 4.89 km²
urban population: 14,608 people
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.78 % of total population

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Location on a map: 7°50′N, 134°50′E

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Palau is one of the countries in Oceania, countries in Micronesia and 194 countries in our database.

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