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Lát'ọwọ́ Wikipedia, ìwé ìmọ̀ ọ̀fẹ́
(Àtúnjúwe láti Palau)
Republic of Palau

Beluu er a Belau
Flag of Palau
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Orthographic projection centred over Palau.
Orthographic projection centred over Palau.
OlùìlúNgerulmud1
Ìlú tótóbijùlọKoror
Àwọn èdè ìṣẹ́ọbaEnglish, Palauan
Lílò regional languagesJapanese
Angaur (in Angaur)
Sonsorolese (in Sonsoral)
Tobian (in Hatohobei)
Carolinian, Filipino, Chinese
Orúkọ aráàlúPalauan
ÌjọbaDemocratic presidential republic
• President
Johnson Toribiong
Kerai Mariur
Independence from UN Trust Territory status
• Date
October 1, 1994
Ìtóbi
• Total
459 km2 (177 sq mi) (195th)
• Omi (%)
negligible
Alábùgbé
• 2009 estimate
20,000[1] (211th)
• Ìdìmọ́ra
43.6/km2 (112.9/sq mi) (155th)
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
• Total
$164 million (2008 est.)[2] (not ranked)
• Per capita
$8,100[2] (119)
HDI (2003)0.864
very high · n/a
OwónínáUS dollar (USD)
Ibi àkókòUTC+9
Ojúọ̀nà ọkọ́right
Àmì tẹlifóònù+680
ISO 3166 codePW
Internet TLD.pw
  1. On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital of Koror to Ngerulmud in State of Melekeok, located 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Koror on Babelthaup Island and 2 km northwest of Melekeok village.
  2. GDP estimate includes US subsidy (2004 estimate).



  1. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009) (.PDF). World Population Prospects, Table A.1. 2008 revision. United Nations. http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-12. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Palau". CIA World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2009-08-09.