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GeographyLocation: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 30 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,149 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.33% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 18.03 births/1,000 population Death rate: 5.1 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8% Religions: Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic) Languages: Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Literacy:
NA%
Government
Names:
Type: republic Capital: no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Independence: 31 January 1968 (from the Australia, New Zealand, and UK-administeredUN trusteeship) Constitution: 29 January 1968
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $100 million National product real growth rate: National product per capita: $10,000 Inflation rate (consumer prices): Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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