Palau Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Palau, civil time is represented by Pacific/Palau, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 120 V, the international calling code is +680, and the country-code domain is .pw.
Palau time right now
Civil time reference
Palau is represented here using Pacific/Palau.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Palau.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
How Palau is identified internationally
For Palau, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Palau practical data table
| Field | Palau | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Pacific/Palau | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 120 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +680 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .pw | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | PW | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | PLW | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 585 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Palau's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +680, ccTLD .pw, time-zone reference Pacific/Palau, and identify the authority used for each claim.