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Introduction - Nauru:

Country

Nauru

Background

The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear, since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific. The island was annexed by Germany in 1888 and its phosphate deposits began to be mined early in the 20th century by a German-British consortium. Nauru was occupied by Australian forces in World War I and 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 its independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the worlds smallest independent republic.

Location - Nauru:

Location

Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands

Geographic coordinates

0 32 S, 166 55 E

Map references

Oceania

Area

total: 21 sq km
land: 21 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area comparative

about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

0 km

Coastline

30 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m

Natural resources

phosphates, fish

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)

Irrigated land

NA

Natural hazards

periodic droughts

Environment current issues

limited natural fresh water resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater, but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining during the past 90 years - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - has left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources

Environment international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography note

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

People - Nauru:

Population

13,528 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 36.4% (male 2,508/female 2,410)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 4,111/female 4,224)
65 years and over: 2% (male 144/female 131) (2007 est.)

Median age

total: 21 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.5 years (2007 est.)

Population growth rate

1.781% (2007 est.)

Birth rate

24.47 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death rate

6.65 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.973 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.099 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 63.44 years
male: 59.85 years
female: 67.21 years (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.02 children born/woman (2007 est.)

Hiv aids adult prevalence rate

NA

Hiv aids people living with hiv aids

NA

Hiv aids deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan

Ethnic groups

Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%

Religions

Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)

Languages

Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

Literacy

definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Government - Nauru:

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Nauru
conventional short form: Nauru
local long form: Republic of Nauru
local short form: Nauru
former: Pleasant Island

Government type

republic

Capital

no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions

14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren

Independence

31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)

National holiday

Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

Constitution

29 January 1968; amended 17 May 1968 (Constitution Day)

Legal system

acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Suffrage

20 years of age; universal and compulsory

Executive branch

chief of state: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 22 June 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 22 June 2004)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament
elections: president elected by Parliament for a three-year term; election last held 28 August 2007 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: Ludwig SCOTTY 14, Marcos STEVEN 3

Legislative branch

unicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held 25 August 2007 (next to be held in 2010)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 18; note - 15 of 18 incumbents reelected

Judicial branch

Supreme Court

Political parties and leaders

Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]; Nauru Party (informal); Nauru First (Naoero Amo) Party; note - loose multiparty system

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

International organization participation

ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

Diplomatic representation in the us

chief of mission: Ambassador Vinci Niel CLODUMAR
chancery: 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 937-0074
FAX: [1] (212) 937-0079
consulate(s): Agana (Guam)

Diplomatic representation from the us

the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru

Flag description

blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the countrys location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru

Economy - Nauru:

Economy overview

Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally come from exports of phosphates, now significantly depleted. An Australian company in 2005 entered into an agreement intended to exploit remaining supplies. Few other resources exist with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Naurus phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Naurus economic future. As a result of heavy spending from the trust funds, the government faces virtual bankruptcy. To cut costs the government has frozen wages and reduced overstaffed public service departments. In 2005, the deterioration in housing, hospitals, and other capital plant continued, and the cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continued to climb. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist, with estimates of Naurus GDP varying widely.

Gdp purchasing power parity

$60 million (2005 est.)

Gdp official exchange rate

NA

Gdp real growth rate

NA%

Gdp per capita ppp

$5,000 (2005 est.)

Gdp composition by sector

agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%

Labor force by occupation

note: employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation (1992)

Unemployment rate

90% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line

NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate consumer prices

-3.6% (1993)

Budget

revenues: $13.5 million
expenditures: $13.5 million (2005)

Agriculture products

coconuts

Industries

phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products

Industrial production growth rate

NA%

Electricity production

30 million kWh (2004)

Electricity consumption

27.9 million kWh (2004)

Electricity exports

0 kWh (2004)

Electricity imports

0 kWh (2004)

Oil production

0 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil consumption

1,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil exports

NA bbl/day

Oil imports

NA bbl/day

Oil proved reserves

0 bbl

Natural gas production

0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas consumption

0 cu m (2004 est.)

Exports

$64,000 f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Exports commodities

phosphates

Exports partners

South Africa 63.7%, South Korea 7.6%, Canada 6.6% (2006)

Imports

$20 million c.i.f. (2004 est.)

Imports commodities

food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery

Imports partners

South Korea 43.8%, Australia 36.2%, US 5.9%, Germany 4.3% (2006)

Debt external

$33.3 million (2002)

Economic aid recipient

$20 million mostly from Australia (2005)

Currency code

Australian dollar (AUD)

Exchange rates

Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)

Communications - Nauru:

Fiscal year

1 July - 30 June

Telephones main lines in use

1,900 (2002)

Telephones mobile cellular

1,500 (2002)

Telephone system

general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities
domestic: NA
international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)

Television broadcast stations

1 (1997)

Internet country code

.nr

Internet hosts

52 (2006)

Internet users

300 (2002)

Transportation - Nauru:

Airports

1 (2006)

Airports with paved runways

total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)

Roadways

total: 30 km
paved: 24 km
unpaved: 6 km (1999 est.)

Ports and terminals

Nauru

Military - Nauru:

Military branches

no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force (2007)

Manpower available for military service

males age 18-49: 2,874 (2005 est.)

Military note

Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia

Military expenditures percent of gdp

NA

This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007
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