Palaos

Exact population: 20,579 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 92%; male: 93%; female: 90%
Ethnicities: Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 69.9%, Carolinian 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, other or unspecified 3.2% (2000 census)
Land boundaries: 0 km
Terrain: Varying geologically from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs
Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
Imports: US, Guam, Japan, Singapore, South Korea (2004)
Exports: US, Japan, Singapore (2004)
Industries: Tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making

Source: CIA World Factbook