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- Government
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- Long-form name: Republic of Nauru.
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- Type: republic.
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- Capital: no capital city as such; government offices in
- Yaren District.
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- Administrative divisions: 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan,
- Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng,
- Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren.
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- Independence: 31 January 1968 (from UN trusteeship under
- Australia, New Zealand, and UK); formerly Pleasant Island.
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- Constitution: 29 January 1968.
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- Legal system: own Acts of Parliament and British common law.
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- National holiday: Independence Day, 31 January (1968).
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- Executive branch: president, Cabinet.
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- Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament.
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- Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
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- Leaders: Chief of State and Head of Government--President
- Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 12 December 1989).
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- Political parties and leaders: none.
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- Suffrage: universal and compulsory at age 20.
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- Elections:
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- President--last held 9 December 1989 (next to be held December
- 1992); results--Bernard Dowiyogo elected by Parliament;
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- Parliament--last held on 9 December 1989 (next to be held
- December 1992); results--percent of vote NA; seats--
- (18 total) independents 18.
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- Member of: Commonwealth (special member), ESCAP, ICAO, INTERPOL,
- ITU, SPC, SPF, UPU.
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- Diplomatic representation: Ambassador T. W. STAR resides
- in Melbourne (Australia); there is a Nauruan Consulate in
- Agana (Guam); US--the US Ambassador to Australia is accredited
- to Nauru.
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- Flag: blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across
- the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe
- on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location
- in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12
- points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru.
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