Palau
Mushroom islands, golden jellyfish and the first shark sanctuary
Passport card
Republic of Palau
Palau
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- US dollar
- Languages
- Palauan and English
- People
- About 18,000
- Size
- About 459 km²
- Leader
- President Surangel Whipps Jr.
- Free since
- 1 October 1994
- Time
- 3½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Ngerulmud
⭐ In its own language, Palau is called Belau.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Palau
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Palau
Turn the globe with your finger. Palau has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Palau and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 7,200 times the size of Palau.
- PeopleIndia has about 81,000 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 18,000 in Palau.
- DistanceNgerulmud is about 6,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimePalau is 3½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Ngerulmud.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Palau, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Palau
- A fresh mix from the country's 111 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Palau's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Palau back on the map
Palau and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map. Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Palau worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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