Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
9,378
194,320
Life Expectancy
65.700 years
72.660 years
Capital City
Largest city
(population: )
Apia (population: 40,407)
Human Development Index
0
0.76
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
republic
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
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)
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
21 km sq
2,831 km sq
Coastline
30 km
403 km
Climate
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
