General Reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Palau
- Official English country name: The Republic of Palau
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Palauan
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Palau
- ISO country codes: PW, PLW, 585
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .pw
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