Facts
Population: 18,169
President: Surangel Whipps Jr
Capital: Ngerulmud
Area: 459 km2 (177 sq mi)
Declared Independence: January 1, 1981
Did you know...
...that Palau has the fourth smallest population in the world?
...that Palau has only one volcanic island, and that is the Palau's largest and the only mountainous island, Babulthuap?
...that Palau includes about 340 small islands?