Republic of Palau
Country Information
Capital City
Ngerulmud
Government and Legal Status
Presidential republic in free association with the United States
Head of State
President Surangel Whipps Jr
Head of Government
President Surangel Whipps Jr
Official Languages
English
Palauan
Official Currency
United States Dollar
Memberships
1983 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1994 – United Nations
1994 – Independence
1995 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1995 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
2011 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
2013 – PRIF
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
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Palau VNR June 2019.pdf3.59 MB
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Palau INDC.pdf488.84 KB
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Palau Energy Policy.pdf327.91 KB
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Palau Climate Change Profile.pdf904.3 KB
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Palau CCPolicy Nov 2015.pdf5.79 MB
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Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | 98% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | 88% |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | -- |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 100% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 0.1% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 12.4 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 14.77 |
Transport
| International airports: Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (Palau International Airport) | 1 |
| Total road network (km) | 121 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | -- |
| Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 99.0% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 99.6% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) | 100% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) | 100% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 3.2 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 7.7 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 4.9 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
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