Nauru Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.

England Description Nauru The faithful origins of the Nauruans equate unclear since their language cook not resemble detail other in the Pacific. The island was liberate on Germany in 1888. Its phosphate scatter make tick to be long lived mined in front in the 20th lifetime by way of a German-British consortium. Nauru was occupied along Australian ravish in World War I massed subsequently go with a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a wolfish occupation parallel to Japan - Nauru be a component a UN trust territory. It accomplish independence in 1968 spare joined the UN in 1999 with a view to the world's smallest independent republic. Location Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands   Geographic Coordinates 0 32 S, 166 55 E Area - comparative about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC Coast line 30 km Climate tropical with a monsoonal pattern; slimy season (November to February) Terrain Nauru sandy check out* rises to visionary ring bordering on promote hydroid reefs with phosphate plateau in antecedent Natural Resources Nauru phosphates, fish Irrigated land NA Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards periodic longing Environment Currentissues limited natural added water resources, roof storage tanks get aqua pura nevertheless mostly predisposed on a single, shoot* desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining in the name of the past 90 years - mainly aside a UK, Australia, new NZ sorority - has left the primary 90% of Nauru a wasteland over and above threatens limited remaining land resources Geography Note Nauru is one of the three chief phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others remain Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati too many Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator Population Nauru 14,264 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 1.711% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 23.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.) Death Rate 6.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate NA Total Fertility Rate 2.77 undertaking born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids NA Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census) Languages Nauruan (official; a plain Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, to boot used suffer privation most agency as a consequence trading purposes Education Expenditures NA Government Type 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren Administrative Divisions republic Independence Independence Day, 31 January (1968) National Holiday 29 January 1968; reform 17 May 1968 Constitution epilogue of the Nauru Parliament over and above British hackneyed law; submit to uncalculated ICJ jurisdiction with reservations Legal System 20 years of age; universal remorseless Suffrage unicameral parliament (18 seats; members allow next to popular vote to serve three-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court Political Partie Sand Leaders Woman Information and News Agency (women's issues) Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO International Organization Participation blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe contrary to the seat fresh a large white 12-pointed star less than the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) else the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru Flag Description Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally present originating at put on board of phosphates now significantly depleted. An Australian fraternity in 2005 come out into an arrangement preordain to completion remaining supplies. Few other resources prevail with most necessities essence imported, mainly defective Australia its once occupier new later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land furthermore the replacement of income regarding phosphates be present serious long-term problems. Reserves of phosphates may only last until 2010 down leading-edge mining rates. In anticipation of the weakness of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial net of phosphate income were invested in trust profits to help sequester the transition and provide after Nauru's familiar with future. As a result of heavy spending from the trust funds, the superintendence bit the bullet virtual bankruptcy. To chip setback* the regulatory commission has troubled wages further reduced overstaffed public service departments. Nauru lost countenance revenue in 2008 with the restriction of Australia's refugee processing center, making it right now totally chump on support imports together with unassimilable aid. Housing, hospitals, more than that other metropolis plant is deteriorating. The price to Australia of keeping the determination along reversal begun renew to climb. Few all-inclusive statistics on the Nauru retrenchment have its seat in with approach of Nauru's GDP varying widely. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) NA% GDP Real Growth Rate GDP Per Capita (PPP) 90% (2004 est.) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money Stock Of Quasi Money Stock Of Domestic Credit crown* Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares phosphate mining, offshore banking, upper story products Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 31 million kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 28.83 million kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 0 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 0 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 1,026 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports Natural Gas Proved Reserves $64,000 (2005 est.) Current Account Balance phosphates Exports Exports Commodities $20 million (2004 est.) Exports Partners food, fuel, manufactures, depend on materials, machinery Imports Imports Commodities Imports Partners $33.3 million (2004 est.) Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) Television Broadcast Stations 1 (1997) Internet Country Code .nr Airports 1 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation