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Nauru
Form of Government: Republic
Area: 21.2 sq km
Population: 13 649 inhab. (estimate 2017)
Density: 643.82 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 1° S; long. 167° E
Capital: Yaren (capital) 747 inhab. (2011);
Currency: Australian dollar (100 cents)
President and head of government: Lionel Aingimea (independent), since 27 August 2019
Internet: //nauru.prism.spc.int (Nauru Bureau of Statistics)
Member of Commonwealth, SPC, UN
Nauru
Useful informationInternational license plate code NAU
International dialling code 00674
Travel vaccinations requirement yellow fever (required only if traveling from a country with risk of transmission)
Electricity (Voltage) 240
Driving side left
Internet code .nr
GMT +12
DST not applied
Geography.
An atoll in the Pacific Ocean, west of the Gilbert Islands, Nauru is a coral island, surrounded by a reef. It has 30 km of coastline and is the smallest island state in the world. It has an equatorial climate.
Government
A German colony since 1888, Nauru was administered by Australia from 1914 until its independence in 1968.
The Parliament (19 elected members for a 3-year term) appoints the President of the Republic.
Administrative division
| District | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiwo | 1.1 sq km | 1 220 inhab. | 2011 |
| Anabar | 1.5 sq km | 452 inhab. | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaren | 747 | inhab. | 2011 |
Population
| Population by age and gender (% - 2018) | ||||||||
| ||||||||
| MALE | AGE | FEMALE | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 29.6 | ‰ | 2015 |
| Death rate | 8.3 | ‰ | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nauruan | 94 | % | 2011 |
| other | 4 | % | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protestant | 50.9 | % | 2011 |
| Catholic | 33 | % | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| English |
| Nauruan (official) |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 31.2 | % | 2018 |
| 15-29 years | 25 | % | 2018 |
Economy
Phosphate mining is the only relevant industrial activity; part of its revenues has been invested in unit trusts, however this is not sufficient to support the country’s finances.
Australian aid is fundamental - the country has a contested detention centre for immigrants on the island.
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural prod. index (2004-06=100) | 113.6 | index | 2016 |
| Balance of trade | - 103 | M US$ | 2018 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active population | 4 349 | units | 2014 |
| Active population, Females | 38.7 | % | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 22.1 | % | 2014 |
| Unemployment rate, Females | 42.9 | % | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses | 166.5 | M LCU | 2017 |
| Revenues | 166.6 | M LCU | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| agriculture | 20 | % | 2014 |
| industry and services | 80 | % | 2014 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| agriculture | 3.2 | % | 2017 |
| industry | 59.3 | % | 2017 |
Agriculture
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| arable land | 20 | % | 2015 |
| other land | 80 | % | 2015 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| coconuts | 2.87 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruits, total | 0.422 | 1000 t | 2014 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| coconuts | 0.287 | 1000 ha | 2017 |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| pigs | 3.032 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| birds | 5 | 1000 heads | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| eggs | 0.028 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| meat | 0.078 | 1000 t | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| marine fishes | 530 | t | 2017 |
| total catch | 530.3 | t | 2017 |
Energy
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-renewable electricity generation | 100 | % | 2016 |
| - thermal | 24 | M kWh | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| - thermal | 6 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
| - other renew. | 1 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| total net generation | 24 | M kWh | 2016 |
| total installed capacity | 7 | 1000 kW | 2016 |
Industry
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| phosphate fertilizers | 28 | 1000 t | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| manufacturing production | 18.9 | M US$ | 2014 |
Social and welfare
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected years of schooling | 9.3 | years | 2008 |
| Gross enrolment ratio, primary - Female | 109 | index | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers, primary level | 45 | units | 2016 |
| Teachers, secondary level | 40 | units | 2016 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds | 5 | per 1000 pop. | 2010 |
| Physicians | 1.4 | per 1000 pop. | 2011 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | 91 | per 100 000 pop. | 2017 |
| Tuberculosis (prevalence) | 94 | per 100 000 pop. | 2014 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking | 91.33 | % | 2016 |
| Access to electricity | 99.553 | % | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| clothing, footwear | 5.7 | % | 2012-13 |
| food, non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco | 47 | % | 2012-13 |
