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Nauru Island

Republic of Nauru
Repubrikin Naoero
Flag of Nauru
Coat of arms of Nauru
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "God's will first"
Anthem: Nauru Bwiema
"Nauru, our homeland"
Location of Nauru
Capital Yaren (de facto) 
Largest city Denigomodu
Official languages
Demonym Nauruan
Government Non-partisan democracy, parliamentary republic
• President
Baron Waqa
Cyril Buraman
Legislature Parliament
Independence
31 January 1968
Area
• Total
21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) (239th)
• Water (%)
0.57
Population
• October 2011 census
10,084 (234th)
• Density
480/km2 (1,243.2/sq mi) (25th)
GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate
• Total
$36.9 million (192nd)
• Per capita
$2,500 (2006 est.) 
$5,000 (2005 est.) 
(135th–141st)
Currency Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone (UTC+12)
Drives on the Left
Calling code +674
ISO 3166 code NR
Internet TLD .nr
  1. ^ Nauru does not have an official capital, but Yaren is the largest settlement and the seat of parliament.

Coordinates: 0°32′S 166°56′E / 0.533°S 166.933°E / -0.533; 166.933 (Nauru)

Nauru (Nauruan: Naoero, /nɑːˈr/ nah-OO-roo or /ˈnr/ NOWR-oo), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 kilometres (186 mi) to the east. It further lies northwest of Tuvalu, north of the Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With 10,084 residents in a 21-square-kilometre (8.1 sq mi) area, Nauru is the smallest state in the South Pacific and third smallest state by area in the world, behind only Vatican City and Monaco.


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