| Population :
| 20,016 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 26,60%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 2 746.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 2 578.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 68,80%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 7 456.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 6 319.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 4,60%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 437.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 480.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 31.1 years .
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| Median age male :
| 32.1 years .
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| Median age female :
| 30 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.46% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.06 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.07 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.18 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.91 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.14 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 69.82 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 66.67 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 73.15 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 2.46 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Palauan(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Palauan .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 70%, Asian (mainly Filipinos, followed by Chinese, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese) 28%, white 2% (2000 est.) .
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| Religions :
| Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, 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) .
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| Languages :
| English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 92%.
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| Literacy male :
| 93%.
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| Literacy female :
| 90% (1980 est.) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 1 October 1994 .
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| Independence :
| 1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) .
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| National holiday :
| Constitution Day, 9 July (1979) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The economy consists primarily of tourism, subsistence agriculture and fishing. The government is the major employer of the work force, relying heavily on financial assistance from the US. Business and tourist arrivals numbered 50,000 in FY00/01. The population enjoys a per capita income twice that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for the key tourist sector have been greatly bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of leading East Asian countries, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 20%, industry NA, services NA (1990) .
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| Agriculture products :
| coconuts, copra, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes .
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| Industries :
| tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making .
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| Exports commodities :
| shellfish, tuna, copra, garments .
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| Exports partners :
| US, Japan, Singapore (2000) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Constitution Day, 9 July (1979) .
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| Imports partners :
| Constitution Day, 9 July (1979) .
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