Palau

Key facts

Land borders

Palau shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Palau in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Palau is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 29 claims from the pool that are true of Palau, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Its name begins with “P”1 of 9
• Its capital city's name begins with “N”1 of 10
• Is in Oceania1 of 14
• Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177