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Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%)
- Conventional long form
- Republic of Nauru
- Conventional short form
- Nauru
- Local long form
- Republic of Nauru
- Local short form
- Nauru
parliamentary republic
- Name
- Yaren
- Geographic coordinates
- Time difference
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of "secondary phosphate" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist; estimates of Nauru's GDP vary widely.
- Inflation
- None%
- Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)
- None%
- Real Interest Rate
- None%
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)
- None%
- Current Account Balance
- US$
- Labor Force, Total
- Employment in Agriculture
- %
- Employment in Industry
- %
- Employment in Services
- %
- Unemployment Rate
- %
- Imports of goods and services
- US$
- Exports of goods and services
- US$
- Total Merchandise Trade
- %
- FDI, net inflows
- US$ 0
- Commercial Service Exports
- US$
coconuts
phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
- Commodities
- phosphates
- Partners
- Commodities
- food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
- Partners