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Key facts

  • Currency: U.S. dollar
  • Capital city: Ngerulmud
  • Region: Micronesia
  • Continent: Oceania
  • Land area: 460 km²
  • Population: 18,055
  • Political Leader: Thomas Remengesau Jr. (President)

Latest news

US faces opposition over defense proposal for permanent missile deployment in Palau

Read: Fox News

2023-12-21

Palau's Rock Islands Southern Lagoon launches resilience strategy

Read: UNESCO World Heritage Centre News

2023-11-03

U.S. given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for influence

Read: The Washington Times

2023-08-29

US given OK to enforce maritime law around Palau as Washington vies with China for Pacific influence

Read: ABC News

2023-08-29

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 85.19 % of GDP
Expense 59.21 % of GDP
GDP 232,903,000.00 current US$
Inflation 12.35 annual %
Tax revenue 18.16 % of GDP


Environment

Agricultural land 43.00 km²
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 158.20 kt
Fertility rate 0.85 births per woman
Forest area 414 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 0.00 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 228.27 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 31.70 years
Methane emissions 19.53 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 0.00 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 8,679
Male Population 9,376
Renewable energy consumption 0.88 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 480.97 km²
Rural population 3,258
Urban land area 4.89 km²
Urban population 14,797
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 2.78 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 13.40 per 1,000 people
Death rate 10.20 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 2,640.10 current US$
Health expenditure 18.39 % of GDP
Hospital beds 4.80 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 69 years


Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 26.97 % of population
Net migration -20
Press freedom 0.00


Politics

Democracy score 0.00
Democracy type Unknown
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 6.25 %


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Coordinates: [7°50′N, 134°50′N]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 23 days ago

License

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