Oceania · Micronesia
Capital: Ngerulmud
Palau
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #193
Palau's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
17,663
#193 of 196
2nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
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$345.0M
#191 of 196
3rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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R&D Spending
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Manufacturing Output
$3.9M
#186 of 196
5th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Micronesia
- Country code
- PLW
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Palau has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
With an area of roughly 459 square kilometers, Palau is among the world’s smallest sovereign states.
Palau’s position in Micronesia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Palau on the map
Palau is located in Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines. Its terrain is varying topography from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs. The climate is tropical, hot and humid, wet season May to November. In area, the country is slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC.
Economy
Economic profile
Palau's economy is characterized by high-income Pacific island economy, environmentally fragile, subsistence agriculture and fishing industries, US aid reliance, rebounding post-pandemic tourism industry and services sector, very high living standard and low unemployment. Major industries include tourism, fishing, subsistence agriculture. Important agricultural products include coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes, fish, pigs, chickens, eggs, bananas, papaya, breadfruit, calamansi, soursop, Polynesian chestnuts, Polynesian almonds, mangoes, taro, guava, beans, cucumbers, squash/pumpkins (various), eggplant, green onions, kangkong (watercress), cabbages (various), radishes, betel nuts, melons, peppers, noni, okra. Notable exports include ships, refined petroleum (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Palau has an estimated population of 16,733. Languages spoken include Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.). The population includes Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70.6%, Carolinian 1.2%, Asian 26.5%, other 1.7% (2020 est.). The urban population represents 82.4% of total population (2023).
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