Palau
Republic of Palau
Palau sits in Micronesia and uses USD - United States dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Koror
Koror
Melekeok
Melekeok
Ngerulmud
Melekeok
Coordinates
7.5, 134.5
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+09:00
Driving
right
Population
17.7K
17,663 people
Area
459 km2
459 square kilometers
Density
38/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Ngerulmud
7.5, 134.62
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Palau, officially listed here as Republic of Palau, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Palau, PW, PLW, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Palau is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Micronesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 17,663 people and a land area of 459 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 38 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 7.5, 134.5, while the capital coordinate reference is 7.5, 134.62. Palau has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Ngerulmud (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Koror, Melekeok and Ngerulmud. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Palau, capital of Palau, and major urban areas in Palau. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic under a non-partisan democracy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Palau uses calling code +680, postal format 96940, and time zone data listed as UTC+09:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists USD - United States dollar ($), while language records include English and Palauan. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as PAL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Palau profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PW / PLW
Top-level domains
.pw
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
PAL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Palau is represented by the PW country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Koror
Koror
8,744
City
#2
Melekeok
Melekeok
299
City
#3
Ngerulmud
Melekeok
0
primary
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic under a non-partisan democracy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+680
Postal format
96940
Timezones
UTC+09:00
Languages
English, Palauan
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry