Attribute |
Belgium × | Palau × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 30,528 | 459 |
Continent | Europe | Australia |
Land area (km²) | 30,278 | 459 |
Water area (km²) | 250 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 1,297 | 0 |
Border countries | - France
- Germany
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
| - |
Coastline (km) | 66.5 | 1,519 |
Mean elevation (m) | 181 | - |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 694 | 242 |
People | | |
Population | 11,720,716 | 21,685 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Roman Catholic | Roman Catholic |
Government | | |
Long country name | Kingdom of Belgium | Republic of Palau |
Short country name | Belgium | Palau |
Long local name | Royaume de Belgique (French)/Koninkrijk Belgie (Dutch)/Koenigreich Belgien (German) | Beluu er a Belau |
Short local name | Belgique/Belgie/Belgien | Belau |
Former name | - | - Palau District
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
Government type | Federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic in free association with the US |
Capital | Brussels | Ngerulmud |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 529,200,000,000 | 264,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 493,700,000,000 | 292,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.7 | -3.7 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 46,600 | 14,700 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 24.5 | 48.7 |
Labor force | 5,324,000 | 11,610 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 7.1 | 1.7 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 15.1 | 24.9 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 253,500,000,000 | 193,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 258,600,000,000 | 167,300,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.93 | - |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 51.3 | 66.1 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -1 | 8.8 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 103.4 | 24.1 |
Inflation rate (%) | 2.2 | 0.9 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 0 | - |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 2.08 | - |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 240,500,000,000 | - |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 240,500,000,000 | - |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 711,300,000,000 | - |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 414,600,000,000 | - |
Current account balance (USD) | -807,000,000 | -53,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 300,800,000,000 | 23,170,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 300,400,000,000 | 4,715,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 26,160,000,000 | 0 |
External debt (USD) | 1,281,000,000,000 | 18,380,000,000 |
National currency | euros | US Dollar |
National currency (code) | EUR | USD |
National currency (symbol) | € | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 0.885 | - |