Attribute |
Netherlands × | Palau × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 41,543 | 459 |
Continent | Europe | Australia |
Land area (km²) | 33,893 | 459 |
Water area (km²) | 7,650 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 1,053 | 0 |
Border countries | | - |
Coastline (km) | 451 | 1,519 |
Mean elevation (m) | 30 | - |
Lowest point (m) | -7 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 862 | 242 |
People | | |
Population | 17,280,397 | 21,685 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Republic of Palau |
Short country name | Netherlands | Palau |
Long local name | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden | Beluu er a Belau |
Short local name | Nederland | Belau |
Former name | - | - Palau District
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic in free association with the US |
Capital | Amsterdam | Ngerulmud |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 924,400,000,000 | 264,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 832,200,000,000 | 292,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.9 | -3.7 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 53,900 | 14,700 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 31.2 | 48.7 |
Labor force | 7,969,000 | 11,610 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 4.9 | 1.7 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 8.8 | 24.9 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 361,400,000,000 | 193,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 352,400,000,000 | 167,300,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.36 | - |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 43.4 | 66.1 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 1.1 | 8.8 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 56.5 | 24.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 0 | - |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 1.33 | - |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 419,000,000,000 | - |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 419,000,000,000 | - |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 1,687,000,000,000 | - |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 652,700,000,000 | - |
Current account balance (USD) | 87,460,000,000 | -53,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 555,600,000,000 | 23,170,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 453,800,000,000 | 4,715,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 38,440,000,000 | 0 |
External debt (USD) | 4,063,000,000,000 | 18,380,000,000 |
National currency | euros | US Dollar |
National currency (code) | EUR | USD |
National currency (symbol) | € | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | - |