| Country (long form) |
Republic of Palau |
| Capital |
Koror
note: a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror |
| Total Area |
176.83 sq mi
458.00 sq km
(slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
19,092 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
26,300 |
| Languages |
English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) |
| Literacy |
92.0% total, 93.0% male, 90% female (1980 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian (Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints),
Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau) |
| Life Expectancy |
65.77 male, 72.19 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional government in free association with the US |
| Currency |
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$7,100 (1998 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making |
| Agriculture |
coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes |
| Arable Land |
N/A% |
| Natural Resources |
forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
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