Republic of Nauru

Country Information

  • Nauru
  • Nauru
  • Nauru
  • Nauru
  • Nauru
  • Nauru
Capital City
No official capital, government office located in Yaren district
Head of State
President Lionel Aingimea
Head of Government
President Lionel Aingimea
Official Languages
English
Nauru
Official Currency
Australian Dollar
Memberships
1968 – Member of the Commonwealth
1969 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1971 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1975 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1999 – United Nations
2013 - PRIF
2018- International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

Infrastructure Indicators

Telecommunication
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) 98%
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) 98%
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) 30%
Energy
Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) 99.6%
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) 0.8%
Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) 12.5
CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) 4.02
Transport
International airports: Nauru International Airport (Yaren) 1
Total road network (km) 30
Paved road network as % of total network 80%
Number of international ports 1
Water & Sanitation
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) 97.50%
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) 78.70%
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) 65.60%
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) 99.48%
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
INFORM natural hazard index 0.3
Physical exposure to earthquake 0.1
Physical exposure to flood 0.1
Physical exposure to tsunami 8.2
Physical exposure to tropical cyclones 0.0
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data