Oceania · Micronesia
Palau
Palau covers about 492 km² (190 mi²), the 198th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 492km²Area, main territory
- 22,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Palau
Facts
| Area, main territory | 492 km²190 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 466 km²Wikidata · 5.6% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Ngerulmud |
| Population | 22,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 44 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 3°N to 8°N |
| In other languages | Palaos Español · Palaos Français · パラオ 日本語 · 帕劳 中文 · 팔라우 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#11 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Palau
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 34,520× the size of Palau.
- Palau lies at 7°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Palau's main territory stretches about 572 km north to south and 398 km east to west.
- Our measured 492 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 466 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Palau measures up
Palau holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania. In Micronesia it is the 3rd largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 492 km² | 195th of 239 |
| Population | 22,000 | 217th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 7.2°N | 152nd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Palau is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 496 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 727 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 759 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 1,114 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 6,405 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 17,224 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 19,206 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 34,520 its size |
Where Palau sits
- Palau's centre lies at 7.2°N, 134.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 800 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 3°N to 8°N, about 570 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11