Explore Nauru
Nauru with its capital Yaren is located in Oceania (Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean). It covers some 22 square kilometers (about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC) with 9,642 citizens. Nauru and English are the languages commonly used by the people in Nauru. This country shares no land borders with another country.
Nauru is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands and is the world's smallest independent republic. The are a few sandy beaches but most of the shallow area around the island is coral reefs. Most of the interior of the island is worked-out mining land, which is to be rehabilitated. Swim in Anibore Harbour, which is the best bet for swimming, as most beaches are too shallow and rocky.
Popular Destinations in Nauru
Administrative regions of Nauru
About the country
The landscape is sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center. The average density of population is about 459 per km². The climate in Nauru can be described as tropical with a monsoonal pattern with rainy season (November to February). Potential threats by nature are periodic droughts.
To reach someone Nauru dial +674 prior to a number. The local cellular networks are operated on 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".nr". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery chaarger), keep in min the local 240 V - 50 Hz (plugs: I). The sign for the locally used currency Dollar is AUD.
Blue with a narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the gold stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru; the white star color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth.
The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
Geography
| Area |
|
Total (World Rank: 234) |
21 | sq km |
|
Land (World Rank: 232) |
21 | sq km |
|
Comparative |
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
| |
| Coastline |
| 30 |
| Elevation |
|
Highest point (World Rank: 226) |
70 | m |
| Agricultural land |
|
Total (World Rank: 164) |
20.00 | % |
|
Permanent crops (World Rank: 10) |
20.00 | % |
| Map reference |
| Oceania |
| Environment |
|
Issues |
- - a century of intensive phosphate mining beginning in 1906 - mainly by a UK
- - aging desalination plant
- - and NZ consortium - left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources
- - Australia
- - limited natural freshwater resources
- - roof storage tanks collect rainwater but mostly dependent on a single
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|
Agreement party |
- - Biodiversity
- - Climate Change
- - Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
- - Desertification
- - Hazardous Wastes
- - Law of the Sea
- - Marine Dumping
- - Ozone Layer Protection
- - Whaling
|
|
Hazzards |
periodic droughts
| |
| Location |
| Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands |
| Climate |
| tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February) |
| Terrain |
| sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center |
People
| Population |
|
Total (World Rank: 220) |
9,642 | |
|
Deathrate (World Rank: 167) |
0.59 | % |
|
Birthrate (World Rank: 53) |
2.40 | % |
|
Growthrate (World Rank: 150) |
0.53 | % |
|
Migration rate (World Rank: 179) |
-1.28 | % |
|
Fertility rate (World Rank: 60) |
2.80 | % |
| Median age |
|
Male (World Rank: 141) |
27.00 | |
|
Female
(World Rank: 151) |
25.70 | |
| Age structure |
|
0 14 male
(World Rank: 220) |
1,323 | |
|
0 14 female (World Rank: 217) |
1,705 | |
|
15 24 male (World Rank: 221) |
766 | |
|
15 24 female (World Rank: 220) |
797 | |
|
25 54 male (World Rank: 219) |
2,112 | |
|
25 54 female (World Rank: 219) |
2,073 | |
|
55 64 male (World Rank: 224) |
240.00 | |
|
55 64 female (World Rank: 223) |
375 | |
|
65 x male (World Rank: 225) |
96.00 | |
|
65 x female (World Rank: 224) |
155.00 | |
| Health |
|
Infant mortality rate (World Rank: 154) |
0.78 | % |
|
Life expectancy total (World Rank: 167) |
67 | years |
|
Life expectancy female (World Rank: 162) |
71 | years |
|
Life expectancy male (World Rank: 175) |
63 | years |
|
Physicians per 1000 (World Rank: 112) |
1.00 | |
|
Hospital bed per 1000 (World Rank: 37) |
5.00 | |
|
Sanitation access total (World Rank: 144) |
65.60 | % |
|
Obesity adult (World Rank: 1) |
61.00 | % |
|
Drinking water access (World Rank: 98) |
96.50 | % |
Energy
| Electricity |
|
Production (World Rank: 209) |
25,000,000 | kWh |
|
Consumption (World Rank: 209) |
23,250,000 | kWh |
|
Source fossil (World Rank: 12) |
100.00 | % |
|
Source renew (World Rank: 28) |
20.00 | % |
| Refined products |
|
Consumption (World Rank: 210) |
400 | bbl / day |
|
Import (World Rank: 206) |
395 | bbl / day |
| Natural gas |
|
Consumption (World Rank: 163) |
5 | m³ |
| Carbon footprint |
| 200000 |
Nation
| Budget |
|
Health (World Rank: 177) |
3 | % of GDP |
| National symbol |
| frigatebird |
| National colours |
| yellow |
| Adjective |
| Nauruan |
| Noun |
| Nauruan(s) |
| Background |
| The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic. |
| Flag description |
| blue with a narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the gold stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru; the white star color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth |
Economy
| Gdp |
|
Purchasing power parity (World Rank: 221) |
151,000,000 | USD |
|
Real growth rate (World Rank: 4) |
10.40 | % |
|
Per capita purchasing power parity (World Rank: 128) |
11,600 | USD |
|
Source agriculture (World Rank: 117) |
6.10 | % |
|
Source industry (World Rank: 58) |
33.00 | % |
|
Source service (World Rank: 114) |
60.80 | % |
| Products |
|
Industries |
- - coconut products
- - offshore banking
- - phosphate mining
|
|
Agriculture |
coconuts
| |
|
Exports |
phosphates
| |
|
Imports |
- - building materials
- - food
- - fuel
- - machinery
- - manufactures
|
Communication
| Phone |
|
Landline total (World Rank: 211) |
1,900 | |
|
Landline per 100 (World Rank: 121) |
14.00 | |
|
Mobile per 100 (World Rank: 131) |
103.00 | |
|
Assessment |
0
| |
| Internet |
|
Users (World Rank: 211) |
5,100 | |
|
Population (World Rank: 113) |
53.50 | % |
Transport
| Air |
|
Airports paved (World Rank: 216) |
1.00 | |
| Road |
|
Total length (World Rank: 218) |
30.00 | |
|
Paved length (World Rank: 184) |
24.00 | |
|
Unpaved length (World Rank: 156) |
6.00 | |
