Nauru 

 C2 

 C2A-C2Z 

 +12 h 

 Australia and Oceania 

 65 

 31 

Blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru

no official capital, government offices in Yaren District

14 districts: Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, and Yaren.

12,329 (July 2002 est.)

Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes

0° 32' S, 166° 55' E

21 sq. km

21 sq. km

0 sq. km

0 km

30 km

Pacific Ocean 0 m - unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m

.nr

Australian dollar (AUD)

Republic of Nauru

Nauru

Pleasant Island

31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)

29 January 1968

republic

Independence Day, 31 January (1968)