Palau

Oceania · Micronesia

Palau

Republic of Palau
Oceania · Micronesia · Capital: Ngerulmud

Quick facts about Palau

Official name	Republic of Palau
Capital	Ngerulmud
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Micronesia
Population	17,727 people (world rank 213)
Area	459 km²
Density	39 people/km²
Share of world population	0.000% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$0.3 billion
Urbanisation	79.2% urban population
Life expectancy	69.3 years
Currency	United States dollar ($) — USD
Languages	English, Palauan
Internet domain	`.pw`
Calling code	+680
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$15,578 · see world ranking
Internet Users	82.9% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.9 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	19 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	78.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	90.8% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Palau did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 7.5°, 134.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.