Nauru
Republic of Nauru
Nauru sits in Micronesia and uses AUD - Australian dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Yaren
Yaren
Coordinates
-0.53333333, 166.91666666
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+12:00
Driving
left
Population
12K
12,025 people
Area
21 km2
21 square kilometers
Density
573/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Yaren
-0.55, 166.92
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Nauru, officially listed here as Republic of Nauru, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Nauru, NR, NRU, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Nauru is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Micronesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 12,025 people and a land area of 21 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 573 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -0.53333333, 166.91666666, while the capital coordinate reference is -0.55, 166.92. Nauru has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Yaren (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Yaren. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Nauru, capital of Nauru, and major urban areas in Nauru. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency under a non-partisan democracy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Nauru uses calling code +674, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+12:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AUD - Australian dollar ($), while language records include English and Nauruan. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as NAU. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 32.4 for 2012.
How to use this profile
This Nauru profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NR / NRU
Top-level domains
.nr
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
NAU
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Nauru is represented by the NR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Yaren
Yaren
747
primary
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency under a non-partisan democracy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+674
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+12:00
Languages
English, Nauruan
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
32.4
2012