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Nauru

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Nauru
AREA
21.3 sq km (8.2 sq miles).
POPULATION
9500 (1998).
POPULATION DENSITY
446.0 per sq km.
CAPITAL
Yaren District (no official capital).
CAPITAL POPULATION
GEOGRAPHY
Nauru is an oval-shaped outcrop, situated in the Central Pacific west of Kiribati, surrounded by a reef, which is exposed at low tide. Nauru is the world's smallest republic. There is no deep-water harbour on the island but offshore moorings are reputedly the deepest in the world. The island's beaches, interspersed by coral pinnacles, are bordered inland by a fertile coastal strip encircling the island. On the inner side of the fertile section there is a coral cliff, which rises to a height of 60m (200ft). Above the cliff is an extensive plateau bearing high-grade phosphate. The plateau is infertile and unpopulated, with the exception of a small fringe around a shallow lagoon and a few bush-like trees. Mining operations have gutted the island, and when the phosphates run out (probably by the turn of the century), the island will have to be re-landscaped owing to the disruption caused.
GOVERNMENT
Republic. Gained independence from Australia in 1968. Head of State and Government: President Rene Harris since 1999.
LANGUAGE
Nauruan and English are spoken.
RELIGION
Christian, mostly Nauruan Protestant Church.
STANDARD TIME
GMT + 12.
ELECTRICITY
110/240 volts AC, 50Hz.

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