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Nauru

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Nauru at a glance

Capital: no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Population: 9,930 (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Area: 21 sq km; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Nationality / demonym: noun: Nauruan(s); adjective: Nauruan; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Government: parliamentary republic; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
Languages: Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.); CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04

Independently structured milestones · not a complete national history

Nauru through time

1999-09-14
Admitted to the United Nations
Nauru became a member of the United Nations.
United Nations, Member States · source checked 2026-09-04

Maintained profile

Capital: no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04The nation set and displayed federal short name follow the current State Department independent-states register, dated August 11, 2026.
Area: 21 sq km; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04Final CIA source data preserved by a community mirror after the Factbook was retired; the mirror is not the issuing authority.
Population: 9,930 (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04Estimate year is retained in the value. Final CIA source data preserved by a community mirror after the Factbook was retired.
Currency: Australian dollars (AUD); CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04Currency label extracted from the Factbook exchange-rate field.
Languages: Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.); CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04Factbook language listing reproduced without inferring official status beyond the source wording.
Nationality / demonym: noun: Nauruan(s); adjective: Nauruan; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04The source’s noun and adjective forms are retained. These are language labels, not evidence of any individual person’s citizenship.
Government: parliamentary republic; CIA World Factbook final dataset, preserved by factbook.json · as of 2026-02-04
UN membership: 1999-09-14; United Nations, Member States · as of 2026-09-04
Continent: Oceania; CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Continental label standardized from the archived profile region “Australia and Oceania.”
Coastline: 30 km; CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
Climate: tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February); CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
Religions: Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
Flag colors: blue, gold, white; CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Colors extracted from the flag description in the preserved final CIA profile.
National symbol: frigatebird, calophyllum flower; CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
Highest point: Command Ridge · 230 ft (70 m); CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean · 0 ft (0 m); CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · as of 2026-01-18Preserved final CIA profile; this field is a historical baseline, not a claim of current conditions.
NATO membership: Not a member; NATO, What is NATO? · as of 2026-09-06Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.
BRICS membership: Not a member; BRICS Brazil, About the BRICS · as of 2026-09-06Membership status is reported from the organization's current member list as of the stated date.

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Final CIA World Factbook profile

This is the preserved historical baseline from the Factbook’s final public snapshot. It is presented as the CIA stated it, not as a current Standard American Almanac finding. Current, independently maintained facts appear above when available.

CIA World Factbook historical record · final public snapshot · profile updated 2026-01-18 · pinned source record · commit d81154954b8b

Introduction1 fields

Background: By 1000 B.C., Micronesian and Polynesian settlers inhabited Nauru, and the island was divided among 12 clans. Nauru developed in relative isolation because ocean currents made landfall on the island difficult. As a result, the Nauruan language does not clearly resemble any other in the Pacific region. In 1798, a British mariner was the first European to spot the island and by 1830, European whalers used Nauru as a supply stop, trading firearms for food. A civil war in 1878 reduced the population by more than a third. Germany forcibly annexed Nauru in 1888 by holding the 12 chiefs under house arrest until they consented to the annexation. Phosphate was discovered in 1900 and was heavily mined, although Nauru and Nauruans earned about one tenth of one percent of the profits from the phosphate deposits. Australian forces captured Nauru from Germany during World War I, and in 1919, it was placed under a joint Australian-British-New Zealand mandate with Australian administration. Japan occupied Nauru during World War II and used its residents as forced labor elsewhere in the Pacific while destroying much of the infrastructure on the island. After the war, Nauru became a UN trust territory under Australian administration. In 1962, recognizing the phosphate stocks would eventually be depleted, Australian Prime Minister Robert MENZIES offered to resettle all Nauruans on Curtis Island in Queensland, but Nauruans rejected that plan and opted for independence, which was achieved in 1968. In 1970, Nauru purchased the phosphate mining assets, and income from the mines made Nauruans among the richest people in the world. However, a series of unwise investments led to near bankruptcy by 2000. Widespread phosphate mining officially ceased in 2006. As its economy faltered, Nauru briefly tried to rebrand itself as an offshore banking haven, an initiative that ended in 2005, and the country made a successful bid for Russian humanitarian aid in 2008. In 2001, Australia set up the Nauru Regional Processing Center (NRPC), an offshore refugee detention facility, paying Nauru per person at the center. The NRPC closed in 2008 but reopened in 2012. The number of refugees steadily declined after 2014, and in 2020, the remaining people were moved to Brisbane, Australia, effectively shuttering the NRPC. However, in 2023, Australia agreed to continue funding NRPC for two years and restarted settling asylees in the center in mid-2023. The center remains the Government of Nauru’s largest source of income.; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Geography17 fields

Location: Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Geographic coordinates: 0 32 S, 166 55 E; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Map references: Oceania; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Area: total : 21 sq km land: 21 sq km water: 0 sq km; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Area - comparative: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, D.C.; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Land boundaries: total: 0 km; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Coastline: 30 km; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Climate: tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Terrain: sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Elevation: highest point: Command Ridge 70 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Natural resources: phosphates, fish; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Land use: agricultural land: 20% (2023 est.) arable land: 0% (2022 est.) permanent crops: 20% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.) forest: 0% (2022 est.) other: 80% (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (2022); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Population distribution: most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Natural hazards: periodic droughts; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Geography - note: Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco; it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the world's smallest independent republic; situated just 53 km south of the equator, 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; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

People and Society30 fields

Population: total: 9,930 (2025 est.) male: 4,874 female: 5,056; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Nationality: noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Ethnic groups: Nauruan 94.6%, I-Kiribati 2.2%, Fijian 1.3%, other 1.9% (2021 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Languages: Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes Gilbertese 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.) note: data represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Religions: Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.6% (male 1,493/female 1,433) 15-64 years: 66% (male 3,220/female 3,309) 65 years and over: 4.4% (2024 est.) (male 143/female 294); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 50.7 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 43.7 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 7 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 14.4 (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Median age: total: 28.2 years (2025 est.) male: 27.3 years female: 28.4 years; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Population growth rate: 0.37% (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Birth rate: 19.64 births/1,000 population (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Death rate: 6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Net migration rate: -9.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Population distribution: most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Urbanization: urban population: 100% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.49 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Maternal mortality ratio: 273 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Infant mortality rate: total: 7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.6 years (2024 est.) male: 65 years female: 72.3 years; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Total fertility rate: 2.52 children born/woman (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Gross reproduction rate: 1.24 (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Drinking water source: total: 100% of population urban: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2020 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Health expenditure: 13.1% of GDP (2021) 11.8% of national budget (2022 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Physician density: 1.27 physicians/1,000 population (2015); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 61% (2016); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Alcohol consumption per capita: total: 2.44 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 0.54 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 1.81 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Tobacco use: total: 47.7% (2025 est.) male: 49.3% (2025 est.) female: 46.1% (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 3.8% (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Currently married women (ages 15-49): 57.7% (2021 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Education expenditure: 5.7% of GDP (2023 est.) NA 6.6% national budget (2025 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Literacy: total population: 96.6% (2023 est.) male: 93.4% (2023 est.) female: 99.7% (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Environment9 fields

Environmental issues: limited natural freshwater resources; effects of intensive phosphate mining that left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland; air and water pollution from cadmium residue, phosphate dust, and other contaminants; rising sea levels; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
International environmental agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Climate: tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Land use: agricultural land: 20% (2023 est.) arable land: 0% (2022 est.) permanent crops: 20% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.) forest: 0% (2022 est.) other: 80% (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Urbanization: urban population: 100% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 0.18% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Carbon dioxide emissions: 86,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 86,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Particulate matter emissions: 7.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually: 6,200 tons (2024 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Total renewable water resources: 10 million cubic meters (2022 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Government21 fields

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Nauru conventional short form: Nauru local long form: Republic of Nauru local short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island etymology: the island name may derive from the Nauruan word "anaoero" meaning "I go to the beach"; the former name, Pleasant Island, came from British navigator John Frean, who visited in 1798; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Government type: parliamentary republic; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Capital: name: no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Administrative divisions: 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baitsi, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Legal system: mixed system of common law based on the English model and customary law; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Constitution: history: effective 29 January 1968 amendment process: proposed by Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and authorities of the executive and legislative branches, also require two-thirds majority of votes in a referendum; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal and compulsory; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Executive branch: chief of state: President David ADEANG (since 30 October 2023) head of government: President David ADEANG (since 30 October 2023) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of Parliament election/appointment process: president indirectly elected by Parliament for 3-year term (eligible for a second term) most recent election date: 14 October 2025 election results: 2025: David ADEAGN elected president (unopposed) 2023: David ADEAGN elected president over Delvin THOMA, 10-8 expected date of next election: 2028 note: the president is both chief of state and head of government; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Legislative branch: legislature name: Parliament legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 19 (all directly elected) electoral system: plurality/majority scope of elections: Full renewal term in office: 3 years most recent election date: 10/11/2025 percentage of women in chamber: 10.5% expected date of next election: October 2028; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65 subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court note: in 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in 2018, the government formed its own appeals court; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Political parties: Nauru does not have formal political parties; alliances within the government are often formed based on extended family ties; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Lara Erab DANIEL (since 13 January 2025); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN chancery: 801 2nd Avenue, Third Floor, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 937-0074 FAX: [1] (212) 937-0079 email address and website: nauru@onecommonwealth.org https://www.un.int/nauru/; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy: the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
International organization participation: ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICCt, IFAD, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Independence: 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
National holiday: Independence Day, 31 January (1968); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Flag: description: blue with a narrow horizontal gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the left side meaning: blue stands for the Pacific Ocean; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the equator (the gold stripe), and the 12 points stand for the original tribes of Nauru; the star's white color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
National symbol(s): frigatebird, calophyllum flower; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
National color(s): blue, yellow, white; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
National anthem(s): title: "Nauru Bwiema" (Nauru, Our Homeland) lyrics/music: Margaret HENDRIE/Laurence Henry HICKS history: adopted 1968; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Economy20 fields

Economic overview: upper-middle-income Pacific island country; phosphate resource exhaustion made island interior uninhabitable; licenses fishing rights; houses Australia’s Regional Processing Centre; former tax haven; largely dependent on foreign subsidies; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Real GDP (purchasing power parity): $150.581 million (2024 est.) $147.976 million (2023 est.) $147.026 million (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Real GDP growth rate: 1.8% (2024 est.) 0.6% (2023 est.) 3% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Real GDP per capita: $12,600 (2024 est.) $12,500 (2023 est.) $12,500 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
GDP (official exchange rate): $160.351 million (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.6% (2022 est.) 2.4% (2021 est.) 1.8% (2020 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Agricultural products: coconuts, tropical fruits, pork, eggs, pork offal, pork fat, chicken, papayas, vegetables, cabbages (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Industries: phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Remittances: 0.6% of GDP (2023 est.) 0.6% of GDP (2022 est.) 0.7% of GDP (2021 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Budget: revenues: $199.74 million (2020 est.) expenditures: $157.86 million (2020 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Public debt: 65% of GDP (2016 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Taxes and other revenues: 44.4% (of GDP) (2020 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Current account balance: $1.923 million (2023 est.) $2.966 million (2022 est.) $6.597 million (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Exports: $64.931 million (2023 est.) $78.383 million (2022 est.) $54.403 million (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Exports - partners: Thailand 78%, Philippines 11%, NZ 5%, Japan 1%, Canada 1% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Exports - commodities: fish, phosphates (2023) note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Imports: $150.193 million (2023 est.) $165.371 million (2022 est.) $141.185 million (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Imports - partners: Australia 50%, Japan 11%, Fiji 9%, Senegal 9%, China 9% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Imports - commodities: ships, titanium ore, refined petroleum, plastic products, other foods (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Exchange rates: Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.515 (2024 est.) 1.505 (2023 est.) 1.442 (2022 est.) 1.331 (2021 est.) 1.453 (2020 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Energy4 fields

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Electricity: installed generating capacity: 19,000 kW (2023 est.) consumption: 37.893 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 3.922 million kWh (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels: 88% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 12% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption: 500 bbl/day (2023 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Communications6 fields

Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions: 0 (2019 est.) 0 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2022 est.) less than 1; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions: 10,300 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 87 (2022 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Broadcast media: 1 state-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand; 1 state-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, uses Australian and British programs (2019); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Internet country code: .nr; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Internet users: percent of population: 82% (2020 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total: 1,000 (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10 (2022 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Transportation4 fields

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: C2; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Airports: 1 (2025); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Merchant marine: total: 6 (2023) by type: other 6; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Ports: total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 0 very small: 1 ports with oil terminals: 1 key ports: Nauru; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Military and Security2 fields

Military and security forces: no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force; CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source
Military - note: under the terms of a security deal signed in December 2024, Australia and Nauru agreed to “deepen and expand security cooperation” and “consult and consider” in the event of threats; Nauru pledged to seek Australia’s agreement before it signed any bilateral accords on maritime security, defense, and policing, and would receive Australian financial assistance in support of Nauru's police and security needs Nauru has a "shiprider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Nauru's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; "shiprider" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

Transnational Issues1 fields

Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees: 95 (2024 est.); CIA World Factbook historical record · as of 2026-01-18 · source

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