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Photos of Palau

Beach on the southwest coast of Peleliu, Palau, where the US Marines landed on 15 September 1944 at the start of the Battle of Peleliu.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 197

Area - comparative

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Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

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2024 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 99

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 162

Birth rate

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Death rate

comparison ranking: 77

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 71

Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 95

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 24

Environment

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 148

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 120

Labor force

comparison ranking: 197

Public debt

comparison ranking: 32

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 102

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 102

Exports

comparison ranking: 215

Imports

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Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 188

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 47

Military and Security