Country of the Day
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Today's Featured Country
Palau
East and Southeast Asia
sovereign
PW
Key Facts
Capital
Ngerulmud
Population
21,947 (2025 est.)
Area
459 sq km
Climate
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
Languages
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.)
Currency
United States dollar (USD) [$]
Government type
presidential republic in free association with the US
Life expectancy at birth
75.2 years (2024 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 46.9%, Protestant 30.9% (Evangelical 24.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, other Protestant 1.4%), Modekngei 5.1% (indigenous to Palau), Mus...
Independence
1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)
Natural resources
forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
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