- Official name
- Republic of Nauru
- Capital
- Yaren
- Region
- Micronesia
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 13,000
- Area
- 21 km²
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Neighbours
- None — island or sea borders only
- Internet / phone
- .nr · +674
Where it is
Notable facts
- Nauru is the world’s smallest island country at about 21 km², and the third-smallest state overall.
- Phosphate from seabird guano made it briefly one of the richest countries per person in the 1970s; the deposits are now largely exhausted.
- It is the only country in the world with no official capital city — Yaren is the de facto administrative centre.
- Nauru has no political parties in the conventional sense; parliament is made up largely of independents.
National dish
Coconut fish Fish baked or grilled in coconut milk.