Palau in other languages: Belau, Παλάου, Melekeok, flag and 16 states
Palau is Belau in Palauan; the official name is Belu’u era Belau, the Republic of Palau, and the ISO 3166-1 codes are PW, PLW and 585. Below, the name of the country is listed in 159 languages, the capital Melekeok in 46 and the largest town Koror in 46, followed by the 16 states.
Official languagesPalauan, English; Japanese in Angaur
Checked
- alpha-2
- PW
- alpha-3
- PLW
- numeric
- 585
Belu’u era Belau
Republic of Palau
- English
- PalauRepublic of Palau
- Capital
- MelekeokMelekeok
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026
Palau (Belau) in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, Aragonese, Bislama, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Cornish, Welsh, Danish, Lower Sorbian, Estonian, Basque, Faroese, Finnish, Kven, Friulian, Scottish Gaelic, Galician, Manx, Croatian, Upper Sorbian, Hungarian, Igbo, Interlingua, Indonesian, Italian, Javanese, Jersey Norman French, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Ladin, Latgalian, Maltese, Nahuatl, Dutch, Norwegian, Novial, Polish, Portuguese, Romansh, Romanian, Aromanian, Sicilian, Slovak, Slovenian, Northern Sami, Samogitian, Spanish, Albanian, Sardinian, Saterland Frisian, Swahili, Swedish, Tetum, Turkish, Võro, Wolof, Zazaki, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irish | eng / arg / bis / bre / cat / ces / cor / cym / dan / dsb / est / eus / fao / fin / fkv / fur / gla / glg / glv / hrv / hsb / hun / ibo / ina / ind / ita / jav / jnf / lav / lin / lit / lld / ltg / mlt / nah / nld / nor / nov / pol / por / roh / ron / rup / scn / slk / slv / sme / smg / spa / sqi / srd / stq / swa / swe / tet / tur / vor / wol / zza / deu / ltz / nds / gle | Palau | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Karakalpak, Moldovan, Slovio, Turkmen | aze / crh / gag / kaa / mol / slo / tuk | Palau / Палау | Palau |
| Asturian, Franco-Provençal | ast / frp | Palaos | same as written |
| West Frisian, Palauan | fry / pau | Belau | same as written |
| Haitian Creole, Malagasy | hat / mlg | Palao | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Palau, Palau-eilande | same as written |
| Bambara | bam | Palo | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Palau / Палау / پالاۆ | Palau |
| Esperanto | epo | Palaŭo, Belaŭo | same as written |
| French | fra | Palaos, Palau | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Palá | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Palaû | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Belavia | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Palau / ڤالاو | Palau |
| Norman French | nrm | Palâos | same as written |
| Occitan | oci | Belau, Palaos, Palau | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Palaw | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Palau / पालाउ | Palau |
| Uzbek | uzb | Palau / Палау / پەلەئۇ | Palau |
| Volapük | vol | Palauvuäns | same as written |
| Walloon | wln | Palawou | same as written |
| Abkhaz, Abaza, Altai, Avar, Bulgarian, Chuvash, Kabardian, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Meadow Mari, Macedonian, Mongolian, Ossetian, Rusyn, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Ukrainian, Kalmyk | abk / abq / alt / ava / bul / chv / kbd / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / mhr / mkd / mon / oss / rue / rus / sah / tyv / udm / ukr / xal | Палау | Palau |
| Bashkir, Chechen, Serbian | bak / che / srp | Палау / Palau | Palau |
| Belarusian | bel | Палау / Pałau, Палаў / Pałaŭ | Pałau, Pałaŭ |
| Kazakh | kaz | Палау / پالاۋ / Palaw | Palaw |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Палау / پالاۇ / Palau | Palau |
| Kurdish (Caucasus) | kmr | Палау / Palaû | Palaû |
| Tatar | tat | Палау / Palaw / پالاۇ | Palaw |
| Tajik | tgk | Палау / پلئو / Palau | Palau |
| Arabic | ara | بالاو, بلاو | Bālāw, Balāw |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | پالاو / Palau | Palau |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | پالاو / Palaw | Palaw |
| Persian | fas | پالائو / Pâlâu, پالاو / Pâlâv | Pâlâu, Pâlâv |
| Western Punjabi, Dari | pnb / prs | پالاو | Pālāv |
| Pashto | pus | پالاو | Pālāw |
| Uyghur | uig | پالاۋ / Palaw / Палау | Palaw |
| Urdu | urd | پالاؤ | Pālāʾu |
| Dhivehi | div | ޕަލާއޫ | Palāū |
| Hebrew | heb | פלאו, פאלאו | Palaʾū, Pālaʾū |
| Ladino | lad | פאלאו / Palau | Palau |
| Yiddish | yid | פּאַלאַו | Palau |
| Amharic | amh | ፓላው | Palaw |
| Greek | ell | Παλάου | Paláoy |
| Armenian | hye | Պալաու, Փալաու | Palaou, P̕alaou |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | პალაუ | Palau |
| Laz | lzz | პალაუ / P’alau | P’alau |
| Hindi | hin | पालाउ | Pālāu |
| Bengali | ben | পালাউ | Pālāu |
| Gujarati | guj | પાલાઉ | Pālāu |
| Odia | ori | ପାଲାଉ | Pālāu |
| Punjabi | pan | ਪਾਲਾਊ | Pālāū |
| Sinhala | sin | පලාවු | Palāvu |
| Kannada | kan | ಪಲಾಉ | Palāu |
| Malayalam | mal | പാളൌ, പലഉ | Pāḷau, Palau |
| Telugu | tel | పలావు, పలవు | Palāvu, Palavu |
| Chinese | zho | 帛琉/帕劳 | Pàláo |
| Japanese | jpn | パラオ | Parao |
| Korean | kor | 팔라우 | Pallau |
| Tibetan | bod | པ་ལའུ། | Pa.la'u |
| Burmese | mya | ပလော | Pálɔ̀ |
| Thai | tha | ปาเลา, พะลาว | Pālaw, Palāw |
| Khmer | khm | ប៉ាឡូ, ប៉ាលូ | Bāḷū, Bālū |
Belau and Palau, Palaos and Παλάου
Two forms of the name stand side by side in the list. The Palauan Belau is used by West Frisian as well, and Esperanto gives Belaŭo next to Palaŭo, while Latin builds Belavia on it. English, Catalan, Czech and most other languages write Palau; the form Palaos appears in Asturian and Franco-Provençal, and French lists both Palaos and Palau. Haitian Creole and Malagasy write Palao, Bambara Palo, Icelandic Palá.
Other scripts transcribe the English form. Greek writes Παλάου (Paláou), with the stress on the second syllable, Russian and the other Cyrillic languages Палау, Arabic بالاو (Bālāw) or بلاو, Hebrew פלאו. Japanese has パラオ (Parao) and Korean 팔라우 (Pallau); the Chinese entry joins two different spellings, 帛琉 and 帕劳.
Melekeok in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irish | eng / fra / deu / ltz / nds / gle | Melekeok | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Moldovan, Turkmen | aze / mol / tuk | Melekeok / Мелекеок | Melekeok |
| Bosnian | bos | Melekeok / Мелекеок / مەلەقەۉق | Melekeok |
| Esperanto | epo | Melekeoko | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Meleceocum | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Melekeoka | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Melekeokas | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Melekeok / مليكيوق | Melekeok |
| Portuguese | por | Melequeoque | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Melekeoks | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Melekeok / Мелекеок / مېلېكېئاك | Melekeok |
| Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian | bul / rus / ukr | Мелекеок | Melekeok |
| Bashkir, Serbian | bak / srp | Мелекеок / Melekeok | Melekeok |
| Belarusian | bel | Мелекеок / Mielekieok, Мэлекеок / Melekieok | Mielekieok, Melekieok |
| Kazakh, Kyrgyz | kaz / kir | Мелекеок / مەلەكەوك / Melekeok | Melekeok |
| Tatar | tat | Мелекеок / Melekeok / مېلېكېئوك | Melekeok |
| Tajik | tgk | Мелекеок / میلیکیئاک / Melekeok | Melekeok |
| Arabic | ara | ميلكيوك | Mīlikiyūk |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | مئلئکئوک / Melekeok | Melekeok |
| Persian | fas | ملکئوک / Melekeok | Melekeok |
| Uyghur | uig | مەلەكەئوك / Melekeok / Мелекеок | Melekeok |
| Hebrew | heb | מלקאוק | Meleqeʾōq |
| Yiddish | yid | מעלעקעאָק | Melekeok |
| Greek | ell | Μελεκέοκ | Melekéok |
| Georgian | kat | მელეკეოკი | Melekeoki |
| Hindi | hin | मेलेकेओक | Melekeok |
| Marathi | mar | मेलेकेउक | Melekeuk |
| Bengali | ben | মেলেকেওক | Melekeok |
| Kannada | kan | ಮೆಲೆಕಿಯೋಕ್ | Melekiyōk |
| Tamil | tam | மெலெகெயோக் | Melekeyōk |
| Chinese | zho | 梅萊凱奧克/梅莱凯奥克 | Méiláikǎi'àokè |
| Japanese | jpn | マルキョク | Marukyoku |
| Korean | kor | 멜레케오크 | Mellekeokeu |
| Thai | tha | เมเลเคอ็อก | Mēlēkʰēɔk |
| Khmer | khm | មេឡេខ្យុក | Meḷekʰyuk |
Koror in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French, German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Irish | eng / fra / deu / ltz / nds / gle | Koror | same as written |
| Azerbaijani, Moldovan, Turkmen | aze / mol / tuk | Koror / Корор | Koror |
| Bosnian | bos | Koror / Корор / قۉرۉر | Koror |
| Esperanto | epo | Kororo | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Korora | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Kororas | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Koror / كورور | Koror |
| Samogitian | smg | Korors | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Koror / Корор / كارار | Koror |
| Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian | bul / mon / rus / ukr | Корор | Koror |
| Bashkir, Serbian | bak / srp | Корор / Koror | Koror |
| Belarusian | bel | Карор / Karor | Karor |
| Kazakh, Kyrgyz | kaz / kir | Корор / كورور / Koror | Koror |
| Tatar | tat | Корор / Koror / كورور | Koror |
| Tajik | tgk | Корор / کارار / Koror | Koror |
| Arabic | ara | كورور | Kūrūr |
| South Azerbaijani, Persian | azb / fas | کورور / Koror | Koror |
| Pashto, Urdu | pus / urd | کورور | Kōrōr |
| Uyghur | uig | كورور / Koror / Корор | Koror |
| Hebrew | heb | קורור | Qōrōr |
| Yiddish | yid | קאָראָר | Koror |
| Amharic | amh | ኮሮር | Koror |
| Greek | ell | Κορόρ | Korór |
| Armenian | hye | Կորոր | Koror |
| Georgian | kat | კორორი | Korori |
| Bengali | ben | কোরোর | Koror |
| Kannada | kan | ಕೊರೊರ್ | Koror |
| Tamil | tam | கொரோர் | Korōr |
| Chinese | zho | 科羅爾/科罗尔 | Kēluō'ěr |
| Japanese | jpn | コロール | Korōru |
| Korean | kor | 코로르 | Kororeu |
| Thai | tha | คอรอร์, โครอร์ | Kʰɔ̄rɔ̄[r], Kʰōrɔ̄[r] |
The 16 states of Palau in ISO 3166-2
ISO 3166-2:PW has coded the 16 states since April 2007 with three digits, which are the former FIPS 6-4 codes of each state. Each row gives the state, the code and its main village as the list records it.
| ISO 3166-2 | State | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| States16 | ||||
| PW-002 | Aimeliik | Aimeliik State | UlimangUlimang | |
| PW-004 | Airai | Airai State | AiraiAirai | |
| PW-010 | Angaur | Angaur State | NgaramashNgaramash | |
| PW-050 | Hatohobei | Hatohobei State | HatoboheiHatobohei | 2016 Spelling changed by ISO from Hatobohei to Hatohobei on 15 November 2016; the 2016 list spelled the state and its centre Hatobohei |
| PW-100 | Kayangel | Kayangel State | KayangelKayangel | |
| PW-150 | Koror | Koror State | KororKoror | |
| PW-212 | Melekeok | Melekeok State | MelekeokMelekeok | |
| PW-214 | Ngaraard | Ngaraard State | NgermechauNgermechau | |
| PW-218 | Ngarchelong | Ngarchelong State | ImeongImeong | |
| PW-222 | Ngardmau | Ngardmau State | CholChol | |
| PW-224 | Ngatpang | Ngatpang State | OikulOikul | |
| PW-226 | Ngchesar | Ngchesar State | NgerkeaiNgerkeai | |
| PW-227 | Ngeremlengui | Ngeremlengui State | OlleiOllei | |
| PW-228 | Ngiwal | Ngiwal State | NgetkipNgetkip | |
| PW-350 | Peleliu | Peleliu State | KloulklubedKloulklubed | |
| PW-370 | Sonsorol | Sonsorol State | DongosaruDongosaru | |
Codes and names: ISO 3166-2:PW on the ISO Online Browsing Platform (Newsletter I-8 of 2007 and the OBP change of 2016), read from the English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026. Centres: the 2016 edition of this list.
Sixteen states and one change of spelling
Seven of the sixteen state names begin with Ng, from Ngaraard to Ngiwal, and several states take their name from their main village, such as Airai, Kayangel, Koror and Melekeok. Others are governed from a village of another name: Aimeliik from Ulimang, Peleliu from Kloulklubed, Sonsorol from Dongosaru.
ISO added the states to the standard in April 2007 and has made one change since: on 15 November 2016 it respelled the state Hatobohei as Hatohobei, in English and in Palauan. The codes themselves have stayed the same.
Questions about the name Palau
How is Palau written in Greek?
Παλάου, romanised Paláou, with the accent on the second syllable.
What is Palau called in Palauan?
Belau; the official name is Belu’u era Belau, the Republic of Palau.
How many states does Palau have?
16, coded PW-002 (Aimeliik) to PW-370 (Sonsorol) in ISO 3166-2.