Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/166.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Nauru, click {z,"143.045509,-8.639423,167.955905,10.236646",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 21 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 21 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC

{2}Land boundaries:{4} 0 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 30 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 12 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} none

{2}Climate:{4} tropical; monsoonal; rainy season (November to February)

{2}Terrain:{4} sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in
center
{3}lowest point:{4} Pacific Ocean 0 m
{3}highest point:{4} unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} phosphates

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 0%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 0%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 0%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 0%
{3}other:{4} 100%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} NA sq km

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} limited natural fresh water resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater;
phosphate mining threatens limited remaining land resources

{2}natural hazards:{4} periodic droughts

{2}international agreements:{4} party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Marine Dumping; signed, but
not ratified - Law of the Sea

{2}Geographic note:{4} Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the
others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south
of Equator


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 10,273 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} NA
{3}15-64 years:{4} NA
{3}65 years and over:{4} NA

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 1.33% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 18.03 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 5.1 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} NA male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} NA male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} NA male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} NA male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} NA male(s)/female

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 66.68 years
{3}male:{4} 64.3 years
{3}female:{4} 69.18 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 2.08 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Nauruan(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Nauruan

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%

{2}Religions:{4} Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)

{2}Languages:{4} Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood,
spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

{2}Literacy:{4} NA


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Republic of Nauru
{3}conventional short form:{4} Nauru
{3}former:{4} Pleasant Island

{2}Type of government:{4} republic

{2}Capital:{4} no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada,
Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren

{2}Independence:{4} 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, New Zealand-, and UK-administered UN
trusteeship)

{2}National holiday:{4} Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

{2}Constitution:{4} 29 January 1968

{2}Legal system:{4} acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law

{2}Suffrage:{4} 20 years of age; universal and compulsory

{2}Executive branch:{4}
chief of state and head of government: President Lagumot HARRIS (since 22 November 1995)
was elected by Parliament; election last held 18 November 1995 (next to be held NA November
1998)
{3}cabinet:{4} Cabinet was appointed by the president from among members of Parliament

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
Parliament: election last held 18 November 1995 (next to be held NA November 1998); results -
percent of vote NA; seats - (18 total) independents 18

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Supreme Court

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} none

{2}International organization participation:{4} AsDB, C (special), ESCAP, ICAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory
user), Interpol, ITU, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UPU, WHO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4} Nauru does not have an embassy in the US

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4} the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to
Fiji is accredited to Nauru

{2}Flag:{4} 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


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} Revenues come from the export of phosphates, the reserves of which are
expected to be exhausted by the year 2000. Phosphates have given Nauruans one of the highest
per capita incomes in the Third World. Few other resources exist, so most necessities must be
imported, including fresh water from Australia. The rehabilitation of mined land and the
replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. Substantial amounts of
phosphate income are invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition. However, dividends
from the trusts have declined sharply since 1990 and the government has been borrowing from
the trusts to finance fiscal deficits.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $100 million (1993 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $10,000 (1993 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} NA%
{3}industry:{4} NA%
{3}services:{4} NA%

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} -3.6% (1993)

{2}Labor force:{4}
{3}by occupation:{4} NA

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 0%

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $23.8 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $69.2 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)

{2}Industries:{4} phosphate mining, financial services, coconut products

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 14,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 30 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 3,036 kWh (1993)

{2}Agriculture:{4} coconuts predominate

{2}Exports:{4} $25.3 million (f.o.b., 1991)
{3}commodities:{4} phosphates
{3}partners:{4} Australia, NZ

{2}Imports:{4} $21.1 million (c.i.f., 1991)
{3}commodities:{4} food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
{3}partners:{4} Australia, UK, NZ, Japan

{2}External debt:{4} $33.3 million

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Australian dollars ($A) per US$1 - 1.3477 (January 1996), 1.3486 (1995), 1.3667
(1994), 1.4704 (1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2834 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} 1 July - 30 June


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 3.9 km; note - used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities
on the southwest coast

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 27 km
{3}paved:{4} 21 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 6 km (1986 est.)

{2}Ports:{4} Nauru

{2}Merchant marine:{4} none

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 2,000 (1989 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} adequate local and international radiotelephone communications provided via
Australian facilities
{3}domestic:{4} NA
{3}international:{4} satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 4,000 (1993 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 0 (1986 est.)

{2}Televisions:{4} NA


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} no regular armed forces; Directorate of the Nauru Police Force

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} NA
{3}males fit for military service:{4} NA

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} $NA, NA% of GDP