Outline of Nauru

The Flag of Nauru		The Coat of arms of Nauru

The location of Nauru

An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Nauru

See also: Index of Nauru-related articles

The Republic of Nauru is a sovereign island nation located in the Micronesian South Pacific.^[1] Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati, 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital. It is the least populous member of the United Nations.

Initially inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, Nauru was annexed and designated a colony by Germany in the late 19th century, and became a mandate territory administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom following World War I. The island was occupied by Japan during World War II, and after the war entered into trusteeship again. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.

Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island.^[2] With the exhaustion of phosphate reserves, its environment severely degraded by mining, and the trust established to manage the island's wealth significantly reduced in value, the government of Nauru has resorted to unusual measures to obtain income. In the 1990s, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and money laundering center. Since 2001, it accepted aid from the Australian government; in exchange for this aid, Nauru housed, until early 2008, an offshore detention centre that held and processed asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.^[3]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nauru:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Nauru

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Nauru
• Official English country name: The Republic of Nauru
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Nauruan
• Demonym(s): Nauruans
• Etymology: Name of Nauru
• ISO country codes: NR, NRU, 520
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NR
• Internet country code top-level domain: .nr

Geography of Nauru

Main article: Geography of Nauru

• Nauru is: a country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific
      • Oceania
        • Micronesia
  • Time zone: UTC+12
  • Extreme points of Nauru
    • High: Command Ridge 71 m (233 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 30 km
• Population of Nauru: 10,000 - 214th most populous country
• Area of Nauru: 21 km²
• Atlas of Nauru

Environment of Nauru

An enlargeable satellite image of Nauru

Main article: Environment of Nauru

• Climate of Nauru
• Environmental issues in Nauru
• Ecoregions in Nauru
• Renewable energy in Nauru
• Geology of Nauru
• Protected areas of Nauru
  • Biosphere reserves in Nauru
  • National parks of Nauru
• Wildlife of Nauru
  • Flora of Nauru
  • Fauna of Nauru
    • Birds of Nauru
    • Mammals of Nauru

Natural geographic features of Nauru

Main article: Landforms of Nauru

• Fjords of Nauru: None
• Glaciers of Nauru: None
• Islands of Nauru
• Lakes of Nauru
• Mountains of Nauru
  • Volcanoes in Nauru: None
• Rivers of Nauru
  • Waterfalls of Nauru: None
• Valleys of Nauru: None
• World Heritage Sites in Nauru: None

Regions of Nauru

Main article: Regions of Nauru

Ecoregions of Nauru

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Nauru and Ecoregions in Nauru

Administrative divisions of Nauru

Main article: Administrative divisions of Nauru

• Districts of Nauru

Districts of Nauru

Main article: Districts of Nauru

Municipalities of Nauru

Main article: Municipalities of Nauru

• Capital of Nauru: the Yaren District is the defacto capital of Nauru
• Cities of Nauru

Demography of Nauru

Main article: Demographics of Nauru

Government and politics of Nauru

Main article: Government of Nauru and Politics of Nauru

• Form of government:
• Capital of Nauru: Capital of Nauru

• Elections in Nauru
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Nauru
• Political scandals of Nauru
• Taxation in Nauru - There are no personal taxes in Nauru.

Branches of the government of Nauru

Main article: Government of Nauru

Executive branch of the government of Nauru

• Head of state/Head of government: President of Nauru Marcus Stephen
• Capital of Nauru: the Yaren District is the defacto capital of Nauru

Legislative branch of the government of Nauru

• Parliament of Nauru (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Nauru
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Nauru

Judicial branch of the government of Nauru

Main article: Court system of Nauru

• Supreme Court of Nauru

Foreign relations of Nauru

Main article: Foreign relations of Nauru

• Diplomatic missions in Nauru
• Diplomatic missions of Nauru
• Australia-Nauru relations

International organization membership

The Republic of Nauru is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Health Organization (WHO)

Law and order in Nauru

Main article: Law of Nauru

• Capital punishment in Nauru
• Constitution of Nauru
• Crime in Nauru
• Human rights in Nauru
  • LGBT rights in Nauru
  • Freedom of religion in Nauru
• Law enforcement in Nauru

Military of Nauru

Nauru has no regular military forces. Nauru's defense is the responsibility of Australia.

Local government in Nauru

Main article: Local government in Nauru

History of Nauru

Main article: History of Nauru, Timeline of the history of Nauru, and Current events of Nauru

• Economic history of Nauru
• Military history of Nauru
• Japanese occupation of Nauru

Culture of Nauru

Main article: Culture of Nauru

• Architecture of Nauru
• Cuisine of Nauru
• Ethnic minorities in Nauru
• Festivals in Nauru
• Humor in Nauru
• Languages of Nauru
• Media in Nauru
• National symbols of Nauru
  • Coat of arms of Nauru
  • Flag of Nauru
  • National anthem of Nauru
• People of Nauru
• Prostitution in Nauru
• Public holidays in Nauru
• Records of Nauru
• Religion in Nauru
  • Buddhism in Nauru
  • Christianity in Nauru
  • Hinduism in Nauru
  • Islam in Nauru
  • Judaism in Nauru
  • Sikhism in Nauru
• World Heritage Sites in Nauru: None

Art in Nauru

• Art in Nauru
• Cinema of Nauru
• Literature of Nauru
• Music of Nauru
• Television in Nauru
• Theatre in Nauru

Sports in Nauru

Main article: Sports in Nauru

• Football in Nauru
• Nauru at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Nauru

Main article: Economy of Nauru

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 189th (one hundred and eighty ninth)

• Agriculture in Nauru
• Banking in Nauru
  • National Bank of Nauru
• Communications in Nauru
  • Internet in Nauru
• Companies of Nauru

• Currency of Nauru: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: AUD

• Economic history of Nauru
• Energy in Nauru
  • Energy policy of Nauru
  • Oil industry in Nauru
• Mining in Nauru
• Tourism in Nauru
• Transport in Nauru

• Nauru Stock Exchange

Education in Nauru

Main article: Education in Nauru

Infrastructure of Nauru

• Health care in Nauru
• Transportation in Nauru
  • Airports in Nauru
  • Rail transport in Nauru
  • Roads in Nauru
• Water supply and sanitation in Nauru

See also

Oceania portal

Main article: Nauru

• Index of Nauru-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Nauru-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nauru". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nr.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009. 
2. ^ Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Retrieved 2006-05-10.
3. ^ "Australia ends 'Pacific Solution'". BBC News. 8 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7229764.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-22. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Nauru

• Nauru, Permanent Mission to the United Nations
• Asian Development Bank Country Economic Report, Nauru, November 2007
• Our Airline - the former Air Nauru
• Discover Nauru The Official Nauru Tourism Website
• CenPac - The ISP of the Republic of Nauru
• Radio program "This American Life" featured a 30-minute story on Nauru
• Nauru at the Open Directory Project
• High resolution aerial views of Nauru on Google Maps
• Nauru country information on globalEDGE