Palau
- Official Name:
- Republic of Palau (Palau)
- Area:
- 458 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 20.842 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.519 km
- Capital:
- Melekeok
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Koror
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 3 nm
- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 16 states; Aimeliik, Airai, Angaur, Hatohobei, Kayangel, Koror, Melekeok, Ngaraard, Ngarchelong, Ngardmau, Ngatpang, Ngchesar, Ngeremlengui, Ngiwal, Peleliu, Sonsorol
- Language(s):
- Palauan 64,7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13,5%, English 9,4%, Chinese 5,7%, Carolinian 1,5%, Japanese 1,5%, other Asian 2,3%, other languages 1,5% (2000 census)
- National holiday:
- Constitution Day, 9 July (1979)
- Nationality:
- Palauan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 9 .
- Member of:
- ACP, AsDB, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, IPU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO
- Internet country code:
- .pw
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
US dollar (USD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 7.600 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 145.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 5,5% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2003 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 6,2%
- Industry: 12%
- Services: 81,8%
- Labor force:
- 9.777 (2005 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1990):
-
- Agriculture 20%
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 4,2% (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 2,7% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 72.070.000
- Expenditures: USD 72.430.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD 15.090.000 (2004 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 5.885.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Shellfish, tuna, copra, garments
- Exports - Partners:
- US, Japan, Singapore (2004)
- Imports:
- USD 107.300.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs
- Imports - partners:
- US, Singapore, Japan, South Korea (2004)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 0 (2000)
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