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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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Distribution of politicians from Palau by birth year

Distribution of universities in Palau per foundation year

Distribution of companies in Palau by foundation year

Distribution of diseases in Palau by start date

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Palau with forecast

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Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Palau with forecast

Map of the distribution of universities in Palau by total students

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Correlation of birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers by countries yearly in Palau

Correlation of mean length and mean width of wildfires by wildfire in Palau

Correlation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions by countries yearly in Palau

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