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Nauru

AnetanEwaBaitiUaboeNibokDenigomoduAiwoBoeYarenMenengAnibareIjuwAnabarBuadaAnetanEwaBaitiUaboeNibokDenigomoduAiwoBoeYarenMenengAnibareIjuwAnabarBuada
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

By 1000 B.C., Micronesian and Polynesian settlers inhabited Nauru, and the island was divided among 12 clans. Nauru developed in relative isolation because ocean currents made landfall on the island difficult. As a result, the Nauruan language does not clearly resemble any other in the Pacific region. In 1798, a British mariner was the first European to spot the island and by 1830, European whalers used Nauru as a supply stop, trading firearms for food. A civil war in 1878 reduced the population by more than a third.

Capital
no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District
Government
parliamentary republic
Population
9,930
Area
21 sq km
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Climate
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
Natural resources
phosphates; fish
Languages
Nauruan 93% (official; a distinct Pacific Island language); English 2% (widely understood; spoken…
Religions
Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%; Assemblies of God 11.6%; Pacific Light House 6.3%; Nauru Independent 3.6%…
Independence
31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)
Administrative divisions
14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baitsi, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
Currency
Australian dollars (AUD)
Export partners
Thailand 78%; Philippines 11%; NZ 5%; Japan 1%…
Import partners
Australia 50%; Japan 11%; Fiji 9%; Senegal 9%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

14 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
AnetanRegionNR-03
EwaRegionNR-09
BaitiRegionNR-05
UaboeRegionNR-13
NibokRegionNR-12
DenigomoduRegionNR-08
AiwoRegionNR-01
BoeRegionNR-06
YarenRegionNR-14
MenengRegionNR-11
AnibareRegionNR-04
IjuwRegionNR-10
AnabarRegionNR-02
BuadaRegionNR-07

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Currency
Australian dollars (AUD)
Languages
Nauruan 93% (official; a distinct Pacific Island language); English 2% (widely understood; spoken…
Government
parliamentary republic
Climate
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)

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