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Republic of Nauru
Ripublik Naoero
   Nauru is a small island located just south of the Equator, west of the Gilbert Islands (Kiribati). This small republic has become one of the richest nations in Oceania thanks to the extraction of phosphates, but today in the process of being depleted.
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 21 kmē (8 sq mi)
Population 11,700 inh. (2021 census)
Population 12,100 inh. (2026 est.)
Population density 576 inh/kmē (1,512 inh/miē)
Capital Nauru does not have an official capital, government offices are located in Yaren (800 pop.)
Currency Australian dollar
Human development index 0.703 (124th place)
Languages English, Nauruan (both official)
Life expectancy M 60 years, F 68 years
Location in Oceania

Boundaries:

Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean

GEOGRAPHY DATA OF NAURU


Largest cities
Meneng 1,700 pop.
Highest elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Largest lakes
Buada Lagoon 0.13 kmē (0.05 sq mi)
Largest islands
Nauru 21 kmē (8 sq mi)

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF NAURU

   Nauru is administratively divided into 14 districts, the most populated are Meneng, Location and Aiwo, with the first being also the largest along with that of Anibare.



Yaren



Useful links

Nauru Bureau of Statistics
Nauru Airlines