Skip navigation

You are here: Home » Destinations » Palau » Where is Palau

Palau

Where is Palau

Palau is an archipelago of about 300 islands of which only 9 are inhabited. The island group is located about 1,000 miles south of Guam and 1,000 miles east of the Phillipines. Though it has most recently gained some recognition as the latest film set for Survivor, Palau is most well known among marine biologists and avid scuba divers.

Regions

All regions

General information

Official name
Republic of Palau

Geographic Location
Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines

Capital and largest city
Melekeok

Area
458 sq km

Population
22 000

Time Zone
UTC+9

Currency
U.S. Dollar

Official language
English and Palauan

Highest point
Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m

Lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m

Ethnic groups
Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%

Religion
Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%, Modekngei 8.8% (indigenous to Palau), Seventh-Day Adventist 5.3%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, Latter-Day Saints 0.6%, other 3.1%, unspecified or none 16.4%