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Republic of Palau Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The flag of Palau is light blue with a large yellow disk, representing the moon, centered vertically and shifted slightly to the hoist side.

People

Population: 20,579 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 1.31% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: Palauan 64.7% official in all islands except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official), Filipino 13.5%, English 9.4%, Chinese 5.7%, Carolinian 1.5%, Japanese 1.5%, other Asian 2.3%, other languages 1.5% (2000 census)

Government

Government Type: constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994

Capital: Melekeok

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $124.5 million; note - includes US subsidy (2004 estimate)

GDP per capita: $7,600 (2005 estimate)