 Nauru
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
0 32 S, 166 55 E |
| Area |
total: 21 sq km land: 21 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| 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 |
| Population |
13,528 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes |
| Imports |
food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery |
| Exports |
phosphates |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts |
| Resources |
phosphates, fish |
| Geography |
Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator |
| Nationality |
noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan |
| Capital |
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.nr |
| Internet Users |
300 (2002) |
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