Nauru

  • President:David Adeang
  • Speaker of the Parliament:Marcus Stephen
  • Capital city:Yaren
  • 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 I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)
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  • Population, persons:11,988 (2025)
  • Area, sq km:20
  • GDP per capita, US$:12,983 (2023)
  • GDP, billion current US$:0.2 (2023)
  • GINI index:32.4 (2012)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:No data

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    • May 2022
      Source: United Nations Children's Fund
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      Accessed On: 30 May, 2022
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      Data cited at: UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women Millions of children are not protected against Violence, Child labor, Trafficking, Sexual exploitation, Female genital mutilation/cutting, Child marriage and worldwide they experience the worst kinds of rights violations. Millions more children, not yet victims, are inadequately protected against them. UNICEF uses the term ‘Child Protection’ to refer to prevention and response to violence, exploitation and abuse of children in all contexts. This includes reaching children who are especially vulnerable to these threats, such as those living without family care, on the streets or in situations of conflict or natural disasters. Note: Year 2010-2016 is taken as 2016