Palau

  • President:Surangel Whipps Jr.
  • Vice President:Uduch Sengebau Senior
  • Capital city:Ngerulmud
  • Languages:Palauan (official on most islands) 66.6%, Carolinian 0.7%, other Micronesian 0.7%, English (official) 15.5%, Filipino 10.8%, Chinese 1.8%, other Asian 2.6%, other 1.3% note: Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) (2005 est.)
  • Government
  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:18,057 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:460
  • GDP per capita, US$:12,922 (2021)
  • GDP, billion current US$:0.2 (2021)
  • GINI index:No data
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:145