Nauru
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Introduction - Nauru: | Location - Nauru: | People - Nauru: | 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 | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |