Palau Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Melekeok (See more on SIMPLYYELLOWPAGES.COM)
Official language: English
Currency: Dollar 1USD = 0.91EUR
Continent: Australia and Oceania-Australia-Oceania
Land of the mushroom islands
Palau offers many natural spectacles, such as a lake that is only populated by jellyfish.
Location
According to Countryaah, Palau is a widely dispersed collection of islands in the Micronesia region. Of the 356 islands that make up the state territory of Palau, only 11 are inhabited, as most of them consist only of coral limestone. Most of the more than 20,000 residents of this island state live on the 396 km² main island of Babelthuap. Due to the tropical location of the region, the weather is very moderate; the average annual temperature is 27 degrees Celsius.
Vacation on Palau
Because of its offshore coral banks and reefs, Palau is very popular with divers. This is true not only for the Haischulen and Rifftunnels, but because dive sites such as the Jellyfish Lake (“Jellyfish Lake”) or the groups of giant rays near the “German tunnel”. Supposedly up to 30 million medusas populate the jellyfish lake on the island of Eil Malk at peak times. But in addition to these fascinating natural spectacles, Palau also has a lot to offer for those interested in culture.
Culture of Palau
The residents of Palau have a complex reference system for determining their origin: it is not only stated which family and which village someone comes from, but also which lineage and which island. A long tradition of the chiefdom is based on this kinship system, whose material objects and figural representations as well as traditional paintings can be found in many places in Palau.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Dollars (100 cents)
ISO 4217 code
USD / 840
Geography
Continent: Australia-Oceania
Region: Australia and Oceania
Geo coordinates: N 7 ° 30 ‘53.9 “E 134 ° 34’ 57.1”
Highest mountain: Mont Ngerchelchauus (242 m)
Total area: 458 km²
Mainland: 458 km²
Coastline: 1,519 km
Politics
Dependency: United States of America until 1994 (mandate)
UN member since: 1994
Economy
Unemployment: 4.4%
Cultivation area: 13.05%
Demographic data
Residents: 20,600
Residents in cities: 15,100
Average age: 31.7 years
0-14 years: 26.3%
15-64 years: 69.1%
> 65 years: 4.6%
Population growth: 1.31%
Birth rate: 18.03 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 6.8 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 1.85 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 1.13
Fertility: 2.46 children / woman
Infant mortality: 14.46 ‰
Life expectancy men: 67.26 years
Life expectancy women: 73.77 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: PW
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: PLW
ISO 3166 numeric: 585
Top Level Domain: pw
IOC country code: PLW
UN / LOCODE: PW
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Health
Number of doctors: 25th
Daily food intake: 2,760 kcal / resident
Education
Illiteracy: 8th %
History
Foundation: 1994
Last sovereign since: 1994
Religion
Main religious group: Christians