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Country
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Leader
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Prime minister: Denzil Douglas
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President: Sprent Dabwido
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Population
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51,134
| 9,434
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Life Expectancy
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75.070 years
| 66.050 years
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Capital City
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Largest city
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| Basseterre (population: 12,920) | (population: ) |
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Human Development Index
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0.83
| 0
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Literacy Rate
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97.8%
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Corruption Perception Index
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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6.7%
| 0%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| Religions |
Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
| Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
English
| Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
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| Location |
Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
| Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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| Area |
261 km sq
| 21 km sq
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| Coastline |
135 km
| 30 km
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| Climate |
tropical, tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
| tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
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