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Palau
Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country located in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands, while the eastern and central parts make up the Federated States of Micronesia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.7 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 9.2
- Economy 7.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 9 (list of 2026.10.02).
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Population
- 16,733 inh.
- Area
- 459 km²
- Currency
- USD
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Surangel Whipps Jr.
Government in office 1 members
Minister of Health of Palau
Raynold Oilouch
Parliament
Chambre des délégués
16 seats
Sénat
9 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
345 M$
GDP / capita
19,532 $
Growth
6.3 %
Inflation
-0.4 %
Debt / GDP
85.2 %
Life expectancy
69.4 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF
Freedoms (Freedom House)
92/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 51% Poisson
Top imports
- 24% Pétrole raffiné
Export partners
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Japon
31%
Import partners
-
États-Unis
24%
-
Chine
17%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
78%
-
GBR
80%
-
FRA
83%
-
DEU
83%
-
RUS
15%
-
CHN
31%
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ISR
78%
Abstention: 13%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR
HDI
0.786/1
National anthem
Belau rekid
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 2,441 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,493, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)