Palau
Island sovereign state in Oceania
Also known as Republic of Palau · Belau · Pelew · pw · Republic of Belau · Pelew islands
- Population
- 21,729(2017)
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Sources- 1.Stated in World Bank Open Datadata.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTLRetrieved 2019-04-08
- , 20,918(2013)
1
- , 20,754(2012)
1
- +52 more
- 21,729(2017)
- Area
- 465.5504 km²
- GDP (nominal)
- $218M(2021)
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Sources- 1.data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CDRetrieved 2023-08-26
- $218M(2021)
- Currency
- Head of state
- Surangel Whipps Jr.(since 2021)
- , Thomas Remengesau Jr.(2013–2021)
- , Thomas Remengesau Jr.(2001–2009)
- Head of government
- Surangel Whipps Jr.(since 2021)
- , Thomas Remengesau Jr.(2013–2021)
- , Thomas Remengesau Jr.(2001–2009)
Overview
Economy & society
Over time
Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
415 statements · 29% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Member of
- United Nations(since 1994)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(since 1997)
- International Development Association(since 1997)
- International Finance Corporation(since 1997)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(since 1997)
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Asian Development Bank(since 2003)
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- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons(since 2003)
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Sources- 1.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/Retrieved 2017-12-07
- 2.opcw.org/about-us/member-states/palauRetrieved 2022-10-29
- UNESCO(since 1999)
- World Health Organization
1
- World Customs Organization(since 2024)
- Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Diplomatic relation
- Australia statement is subject of: Australia–Palau relations
- Federated States of Micronesia statement is subject of: Federated States of Micronesia–Palau relations
- Marshall Islands statement is subject of: Marshall Islands–Palau relations
- Taiwan statement is subject of: Palau–Taiwan relations
- Philippines statement is subject of: Palau–Philippines relations
- United States statement is subject of: Palau–United States relations
- Germany statement is subject of: Germany–Palau relations
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean elevation: 0 m
- Demonym
- palaui
- Palauan
- Palauano
- بالاوي applies to part: masculine
- بالاوية applies to part: feminine
- بالاويون applies to part: plural
- פלאואני applies to part: masculine
- פלאואנית applies to part: feminine
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- পালাউয়ীয়
- belau
- de Paláu applies to part: masculine singular, feminine singular
- Palaŭano
- Palaois applies to part: masculine singular
- Palaoise applies to part: feminine singular
- پالاوي applies to part: masculine singular
- پالاوية applies to part: feminine singular
- پالاويين applies to part: masculine plural
- پالاويات applies to part: feminine plural
- Palavčan
- Palavčanka
- Electrical plug type
- NEMA 1-15
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- NEMA 5-15
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- NEMA 1-15
- Mains voltage
- 120 V frequency: 60 Hz
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Sources- 1.“World Plugs”iec.ch/worldplugs/list_bylocation.htmRetrieved 2016-06-10
- 120 V frequency: 60 Hz
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 8.1700°N, 134.6300°E
- Language used
- English speakers: 500 · has characteristic: first language
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- English speakers: 18,000 · has characteristic: second language
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- Palauan
- Sonsorolese
- Tobian
- English speakers: 500 · has characteristic: first language
- Twinned administrative body
- Mie Prefecture(since 1996)
- Hyōgo Prefecture(since 1983)
- Nisshin
- Number of out-of-school children
- 539(2016)
- 43(2014)
- Has characteristic
- free country statement supported by: Freedom in the World
- Total fertility rate
- 2.02(2005)
- Geoshape
- Data:Palau.map
- Shares border with
- Federated States of Micronesia statement is subject of: Micronesia–Palau border
- Indonesia statement is subject of: Indonesia–Palau border
- Philippines statement is subject of: Palau–Philippines border
- Part of
- Micronesia
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- European Union tax haven blacklist(2020–2018)
- Micronesia
- Life expectancy
- 69.1293 years(2005)
- 70.4937 years(2000)
- Motto text
- none(2018)
- Pristime Paradise Palau
- Paradwys Perffaith Palaw
- Maximum temperature record
- 35°C(March 22, 2018) location: Koror
- Central bank
- none
- Official name
- Palau
- la République des Palaos
- 帛琉共和國
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Sources- 1.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-7-21341-01-1.htmlRetrieved 2021-03-30
- Beluu er a Belau
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Sources- 1.“Palau”cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/palau/Retrieved 2023-08-22
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 8.0770°N, 134.6990°E located in/on physical feature: Q49178640
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 3.0058°N, 131.1239°E located in/on physical feature: Hatohobei
- Native label
- Republic of Palau
- Belau
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Sources- 1.“Palau”cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/palau/Retrieved 2023-08-22
- Compulsory education (maximum age)
- 14 years old
- Related category
- Category:Palau-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 2.9500°N, 131.7833°E location: Helen Reef
- 2.7833°N, 132.5333°E location: Transit Reef
- Human Development Index
- 0.767(2021)
- 0.773(2020)
- 0.776(2019)
- 0.778(2018)
- 0.775(2017)
- 0.778(2016)
- 0.78(2015)
- 0.779(2014)
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- 0.779(2013)
- 0.776(2012)
- 0.776(2011)
- 0.773(2010)
- 0.771(2009)
- 0.772(2008)
- 0.773(2007)
- 0.769(2006)
- 0.767(2005)
- 0.756(2004)
- 0.754(2003)
- 0.75(2002)
- 0.745(2001)
- 0.739(2000)
- Hashtag
- Palau
- Birth rate
- 8.8(2022)
- 12.7(2021)
- 12.1(2020)
- 11.2(2019)
- Male population
- 9,376(2022)
- 9,380(2021)
- 9,377(2020)
- 9,379(2019)
- Death rate
- 11.4(2022)
- 9.7(2021)
- 8.4(2020)
- 10.2(2019)
- Rural population
- 3,258(2022)
- 3,338(2021)
- 3,417(2020)
- 3,499(2019)
- Female population
- 8,679(2022)
- 8,643(2021)
- 8,595(2020)
- 8,537(2019)
- Urban population
- 14,797(2022)
- 14,686(2021)
- 14,555(2020)
- 14,417(2019)
- Coordinates of geographic center
- 7.5150°N, 134.5825°E
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On other databases
136 identifiers linking Palau across the web's reference databases
- AGROVOC IDc_33221
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID2469
- ArchINFORM location ID6024
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinepalau
- Australian War Memorial IDPL1817
- BabelNet ID00060256n
- BBC News topic IDcx1m7zg0wz8t
- BBC Things ID51ef44eb-6282-4490-9d9b-51460e905423
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID11994064x
- Booru tagpalau
- British Museum person or institution ID204348
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDpalau
- CIVICUS Monitor country entrypalau
- CNA topic IDpalau
- Comic Vine ID4020-62040
- Curlie IDRegional/Oceania/Palau/
- Data Commons IDcountry/PLW
- Der Spiegel topic IDpalau
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID162291
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Palau
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDpalaos-ou-palau
- Encyclopedia of Korean Culture IDE0059727
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ4213
- Euronews topic IDpalau
- EuroVoc ID6278
- FactGrid item IDQ1059360
- Fandom article IDnaturerules1:Palau
- FAST ID1215428
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)PS
- FIPS 5-2 alpha code (US states)PW
- FIPS 5-2 numeric code (US states)70
- France 24 topic ID (French)palaos
- Freebase ID/m/05tr7
- GACS ID568
- GADM IDPLW
- GENC 3-character codePLW
- GeoNames ID1559582
- GeoNLP ID (obsolete)e1T8Qp
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7005668
- GND ID4044396-6
- GNIS Feature ID1779814
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDpalau-11
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0048460
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDPalau
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)2703701
- Grove Art Online IDT064805
- Historical Gazetteer (GOV) IDobject_1286078
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID46206
- IAB code1375
- ICPSR Geographic Names Thesaurus ID30785
- IdRef ID028021282
- ILO Thesaurus ID76878319
- INaturalist place ID7320
- INSEE countries and foreign territories code99517
- Interlingual Index IDi83873
- Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID108543
- IOC country codePLW
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codePW
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codePLW
- ISO 3166-1 numeric code585
- ITU/ISO/IEC object ID2.16.585
- J9U entity ID987007555018105171
- KBpedia IDPalau
- Klexikon article IDPalau
- Krugosvet article (archived)strany_mira/PALAU.html
- KulturNav-ID576a665e-ae62-491d-a4b6-dfbd562fa005
- LC and MARC vocabularies IDcountries/pw
- Lex IDPalau
- Libraries Australia ID35893883
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn81107795
- Lille norske leksikon IDPalau
- LittleSis organization ID224643
- M49 code585
- Mapy.com IDosm&id=585
- MeSH descriptor IDD019029
- MeSH tree codeZ01.639.760.680.717
- Museum-digital place ID25193
- MusicBrainz area ID9d800529-1ef8-39bb-9e42-1fa74f2eac97
- MyCast talent IDpalau
- NALT ID16498
- Namuwiki ID팔라우
- National Historical Museums of Sweden IDgeo/5F9893EF-C8B3-4581-B4A7-3BB27CCE3843
- National Library of Ireland IDvtls001150266
- NDL Authority ID00576685
- NE.se IDpalau
- New York Post topic IDpalau
- New York Times topic IDdestination/palau
- NicoNicoPedia word article IDパラオ
- NL CR AUT IDge130359
- NLA Trove people ID1135045