Nauru was first inhabited by Micronesians and Polynesians at least 3,000 years ago. There were traditionally 12 clans or tribes on Nauru, which are represented in the twelve-pointed star on the country's flag. Traditionally, Nauruans

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Nauru is a 21 km (8.1 sq mi), oval-shaped island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 55.95 km (34.77 mi) south of the equator. The island is surrounded by a coral reef, which is exposed at low

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The president of Nauru is Lionel Aingimea, who heads a 19-member unicameral parliament. The country is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the Asian Development Bank. Nauru also participates in the Commonwealth

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Demographics
Nauru had 10,670 residents as of July 2018. The population was previously larger, but in 2006 1,500 people left the island during a

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Angam Day, held on 26 October, celebrates the recovery of the Nauruan population after the two World Wars and the 1920 influenza epidemic. Colonial and contemporary Western influence has largely displaced the indigenous culture. Few older customs have

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Education
Literacyon Nauru is 96 percent. Education is compulsory for children from six to sixteen years old, and two

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The Nauruan economy peaked in the mid-1970s, when its GDPper capita was estimated to be US$50,000, second only to Saudi Arabia. Most of this

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