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0 groups tours with set departures
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World Heritage Sites |
0 country, regions and cities
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| Time zone: | GMT +9 (Palau standard time) | Daylight savings: None |
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| Main languages: | Palauan |
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| Other languages: | Angaur, Carolinian, English, Filipino, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Sonsoralese, Tobi |
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| Currency: |
US dollar (USD) €1 = $1.11, £1 = $1.32 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .pw | International Dialling Code: 680 |
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For help planning your trip to Palau including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Palau trip planning page.
Further information on Palau
Discover more about Palau - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 458 sq km (0 sq km under water)
Coastline: 1,519 km (Pacific Ocean)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Mount Ngerchelchuus (242m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Palau from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | No Data | - |
 | Economic Freedom | No Data | - |
 | Press Freedom | No Data | - |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | No Data | - |
| Overall Ranking: | 40/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Palau Status: Independent Country
Population: 21,186 (rank: 193/196) Density: 46.2 people/sq km (rank: 134/196)
Ethnic groups: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4% (2000 census)
GDP (PPP): $0.246 billion GDP per capita: $10,500 (rank: 93/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.