Capital: Ngerulmud
Location: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
Government: Republic of Palau
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Area: 459 sq km
Population: 21,613 (July 2021 est.)
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.)
Religion: Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)
TimeZone: UTC+9
Tel Code: +680
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