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Country (long form)	Republic of Nauru
Capital	no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Total Area	8.11 sq mi 21.00 sq km (about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC)
Population	12,088 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	22,696
Languages	Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Literacy	N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female
Religions	Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
Life Expectancy	57.7 male, 64.88 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	republic
Currency	1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita)	$5,000 (2000 est.)
Industry	phosphate mining, financial services, coconut products
Agriculture	coconuts
Arable Land	0%
Natural Resources	phosphates

Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Gilbert Islands, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Equator.

Micronesia, a name given the Pacific islands extending from the Gilbert Islands, on the Equator, northwestward to the Marianas.