Belau vs Palau

Belau and Palau both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Belau	Yes	No	No	No
Palau	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Belau and Palau are synonyms defined as:

Belau and Palau: a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean

Other synonyms of Belau include Palau Islands, Pelew.

Belau (noun)	Palau (noun)
a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean	a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
	a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean