Nauru
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| Republic of Nauru Ripublik Naoero
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| Anthem: "Nauru Bwiema" "Nauru, our homeland" |
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![Location of Nauru (dark green)– in Oceania (& dark grey)– in Micronesia () — [Legend]](/web/20150906062203/https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NRU_orthographic.svg) Location of Nauru (dark green)
– in Oceania (& dark grey) |
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| Capital and largest city |
None (Yaren (de facto)) | |||||
| Official languages | Nauruan, English | |||||
| Demonym | Nauruan | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic | |||||
| - | President | Baron Waqa | ||||
| - | Speaker of the Parliament | Ludwig Scotty | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Nauru | 21 km2 (239th) 8.1 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Jul 2011 estimate | 9,378 | ||||
| - | Density | 447/km2 1,157.7/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $36.9 million (192nd) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,500 (141st) | ||||
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | |||||
| Time zone | (UTC+12) | |||||
| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Calling code | +674 | |||||
| Internet TLD | .nr | |||||
Nauru is a small island in the Pacific Ocean. It's 42 kilometers south of the equator and has a surface area of 23.3km². This one island is one country (a republic). It sells phosphate (a chemical) to Australia. Nauru is the smallest republic in the world. English and Nauruan are the official languages of Nauru. Nauru has no official capital, but its biggest city is Yaren. The current president of Nauru is Baron Waqa. There are 14 districts in Nauru:
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