Palau

Official Name:	The Republic of Palau
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic in Free Association with the US
Official Name (Local Language):	Beluu er a Belau
ISO Country Codes:	PW : PLW
Internet Domain:	.pw
Government Web Site:	http://www.palaugov.net

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Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Alliance of Small Island States; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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Government Website:	http://www.palaugov.net
Central Bank:	U.S. Federal Reserve
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	Palua uses the US Dollar
Unemployment Rate:	1.7% (2015 est.)
Population below poverty line:	24.9% NA (2006)
Inflation Rate:	0.9% (2017 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	3%	coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish, pigs, chickens, eggs, banana, papaya, breadfruit, calamansi, soursop, Polynesian chestnut, Polynesian almond, mango, taro, guava, beans, cucumber, squash/pumpkin (various), eggplant, green onion,
Industry:	19%	tourism, fishing, subsistence agriculture
Services:	78%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Bureau of Budget and Planning;

National Dataset(s):

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English; Palauan
Customs & Excise:	Bureau of Revenue and Taxation
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; National Development Bank of Palau; Pacific Islands Development Bank (PIDB);

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: N/A
Ease of Doing Business: 145/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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