Palau β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Palau covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Palau
The capital of Palau is Ngerulmud. It has a population of approximately 17K. The country covers an area of 459 kmΒ². It is located in Micronesia.
Geography
Palau is a country in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region. It covers an area of approximately 459 kmΒ². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Palau has a population of approximately 16,733 people. Population density is around 36.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English and Palauan, totalling 2 languages. People from this country are referred to as Palauan.
Economy Overview
As of 2023, Palau reports a nominal GDP of about $276.7 million. Government debt stood at roughly 85.2% of GDP in 2019. The official currency is the United States dollar (USD, symbol $).
Culture & Time
Palau operates on a single time zone (UTC+09:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.pw.
Government & Status
The capital of Palau is Ngerulmud. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +680. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is PW.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.