Palau
Republic of Palau
- Region
- Oceania · Micronesia
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Population
- 17,663 (2025)
- Government
- presidential republic in free association with the US
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Official languages
- English, Palauan
- Spoken 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.)
- Written scripts
- Latin
- Area
- 459 km²
- Coastline
- Coastal
- UN member
- Yes
- Affiliations
- IMF
Political stability
87 / 100
Economic stability
48 / 100
Population stability
52 / 100
0–100, higher is more stable. Political: World Bank governance score. Economic: government effectiveness, regulatory quality, and inflation proximity to 2% (World Bank). Population: stability of growth and net migration rates (World Bank).
Trade profile
- Key exports
- ships, refined petroleum (2023)
- Key imports
- ships, refined petroleum, additive manufacturing machines, cars, plastic products (2023)
- Natural resources
- forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
- Primary route
- Feeder services to Guam and Asian hubs
- Secondary route
- Transpacific connections to the U.S. West Coast
Trade research
- WTO trade profile — tariffs, trade in goods and services, top partners
- World Bank country data — GDP, trade share of GDP, logistics indicators
- OEC trade profile — export/import composition and partners, visualized
- ITC Trade Map — detailed trade statistics by product (ITC/UN Comtrade)
- CIA World Factbook — geography, economy, transportation infrastructure
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Sources: mledoze/countries (ODbL), CIA World Factbook (public domain), World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), flag-icons (MIT). Stability scores are xin.bz composites of the cited World Bank indicators; routes and commodity notes are xin.bz assessments. Informational only — verify with official sources.