🌍 Geography
Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
21 km²
Land Area
21 km²
Water Area
N/A km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
30 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center
Climate: tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
N/Am
Natural Resources
phosphates, fish
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
9,892
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
0.39%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
27.8 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
20.2 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.5 per 1,000
Languages
- Nauruan (Official) - 93%
- a distinct Pacific Island language)
- English - 2%
- spoken
- and used for most government and commercial purposes)
- other - 5%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: 93.4%, Female: 99.7%)
💼 Economy
upper-middle-income Pacific island country; phosphate resource exhaustion made island interior uninhabitable; licenses fishing rights; houses Australia’s Regional Processing Centre; former tax haven; largely dependent on foreign subsidies
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$150.58 million
GDP (Official Rate)
$160.35 million
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$12,600
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
1.8%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
null%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
null%
Industry
null%
Services
null%
Major Industries
phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary republic
Suffrage
20 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
1.27 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
13.1% of GDP
Education Expenditure
5.7% of GDP