Republic of Nauru Repubrikin Naoero (Nauruan) | |
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Motto: "God's will first" | |
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| Capital | Yaren (de facto)[a] 0°32′S 166°55′E / 0.533°S 166.917°ECoordinates: 0°32′S 166°55′E / 0.533°S 166.917°E |
| Largest city | Denigomodu |
| Official languages | Nauruan English[b] |
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| Demonym(s) | Nauruan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic under a non-partisan democracy |
| Lionel Aingimea | |
| Marcus Stephen | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | |
| 31 January 1968 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) (192nd) |
• Water (%) | 0.57 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 10,670[4][5] (228th) |
• 2011 census | 10,084[6] |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,243.2/sq mi) (12th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $160 million[7] (192nd) |
• Per capita | $12,052[7] (94th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $114 million[7] |
• Per capita | $8,570[7] |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | GMT+12[8] |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +674 |
| ISO 3166 code | NR |
| Internet TLD | .nr |
Nauru
Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km (190 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, 1,300 km (810 mi) northeast of the Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With only a 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic. Additionally, its population of 10,670 is the world's second smallest, after Vatican City.