palau Capital: melekeok Pos.: Surface: 459 Kmq 182 Population 2020: 18.100 193 Pop. density: 39,43 in./Kmq 141 Pop. growth 12ys:  -9,50 % GDP per capita: 14.586 $ 53 Nominal GDP 2020: 0,264 billions $ 191 PPP per capita: 16.354 $ 71 GDP PPP 2020: 0,296 billions $ 190 Internet TLD:  PW
Belau, Palaos or Pelew, is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific. The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the F.S. of Micronesia. The most populous island is Koror, home to the country's most populous city of the same name. The capital Ngerulmud is located on the nearby island of Babeldaob, in Melekeok State. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from Maritime Southeast Asia Economy: It consists primarily of subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the United States. The population enjoys a per capita income of more than twice that  of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-term prospects for the tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific and the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries.
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