Palau

E8130

archipelagic state island country sovereign state

Palau is a small island country in the western Pacific Ocean known for its rich marine biodiversity, pristine coral reefs, and status as a popular diving destination.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Republic of Palau	6
Palau Islands	1
Palau region	1
state of Palau	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelagic state ⓘ island country ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
borderedBySea	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Philippine Sea ⓘ
callingCode	+680 ⓘ
capital	Ngerulmud ⓘ
climate	tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	Palau self-link ⓘ
currency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
drivesOn	right ⓘ
environmentalPolicy	large marine protected areas ⓘ
governmentType	unitary presidential republic ⓘ
hasAttraction	Blue Corner dive site ⓘ Jellyfish Lake ⓘ
hasIsland	Angaur ⓘ Babeldaob ⓘ Koror ⓘ Peleliu ⓘ
hasIslandGroup	Caroline Islands ⓘ surface form: Rock Islands
headOfGovernment	President of Palau ⓘ
headOfState	President of Palau ⓘ
independenceAssociatedWith	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
independenceFrom	Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ⓘ
internetTLD	.pw ⓘ
knownFor	popular scuba diving destination ⓘ pristine coral reefs ⓘ rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
largestCity	Koror ⓘ
legislature	Palau National Congress ⓘ
locatedIn	Micronesia ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ
lowerHouse	Palau National Congress ⓘ surface form: House of Delegates of Palau
majorEconomicSector	fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
memberOf	Compact of Free Association with the United States ⓘ Pacific Islands Forum ⓘ United Nations ⓘ
nativeName	Beluu er a Belau ⓘ
neighboringCountry	Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Philippines ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ Palauan ⓘ
officialName	Palau self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Republic of Palau
populationEstimateYear	early 2020s ⓘ
region	Caroline Islands ⓘ
shortName	Palau self-link ⓘ
sovereigntyRecognized	1994 ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+9 ⓘ
upperHouse	Palau National Congress ⓘ surface form: Senate of Palau

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippine Sea gyre → basinCountry → Palau ⓘ

Philippine Sea → bordersCountry → Palau ⓘ

Oceania → containsCountry → Palau ⓘ

Palau → country → Palau self-link ⓘ

Kyushu–Palau Ridge system → extendsTo → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palau region

Peleliu → governedAs → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Palau

Indonesia → hasMaritimeBorderWith → Palau ⓘ

Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) → hasMember → Palau ⓘ

Micronesian Presidents' Summit → hasMember → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau

Pacific Community → hasMember → Palau ⓘ

Pacific Islands Forum → hasMember → Palau ⓘ

PIF → hasMember → Palau ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum

Micronesia → hasPart → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau

Micronesia → hasPart → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Palau Islands

Pacific Islands → hasPart → Palau ⓘ

Member States of the United Nations → includes → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau

United Nations Trust Territory → includes → Palau ⓘ

Trusteeship Council → lastTrustTerritory → Palau ⓘ

UNTC → lastTrustTerritoryToAchieveIndependence → Palau ⓘ

subject surface form: United Nations Trusteeship Council

Philippine Sea → locatedNorthOf → Palau ⓘ

Battle of Peleliu → location → Palau ⓘ

US dollar → officialCurrencyOf → Palau ⓘ

Palau → officialName → Palau self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 → opposedBy → Palau ⓘ

Haredi Jews → populationCenter → Palau ⓘ

Palauan language group (Micronesia) → primaryRegion → Palau ⓘ

Palau → shortName → Palau self-link ⓘ

Palauan language group (Micronesia) → spokenIn → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau

United Nations Trust Territory → successorState → Palau ⓘ

this entity surface form: Republic of Palau