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Country (long form)	Republic of Palau
Capital	Koror note: a new capital is being built about 20 km northeast of Koror
Total Area	176.83 sq mi 458.00 sq km (slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population	19,092 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	26,300
Languages	English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsorolese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)
Literacy	92.0% total, 93.0% male, 90% female (1980 est.)
Religions	Christian (Catholics, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau)
Life Expectancy	65.77 male, 72.19 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional government in free association with the US
Currency	1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$7,100 (1998 est.)
Industry	tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making
Agriculture	coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes
Arable Land	N/A%
Natural Resources	forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals

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