Country profile
Nauru
Republic of Nauru · Micronesia
👥 Population
12,025
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Yaren
🗺 Area
21 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$176.04M
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.703
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
573 /km²
💱 Currency
AUD
Australian dollar
🗣 Languages
English, Nauru
About Nauru
Nauru (officially Republic of Nauru) is a country in Micronesia, with Yaren as its capital. It is home to roughly 12.03 thousand people, giving a population density of about 573 people per square kilometre. The country covers 21 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $176.04M in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.703. The official currency is the Australian dollar (AUD), and the main languages are English, Nauru.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$169.32M
GDP/capita (PPP)
$14,173
GDP growth
2.1%
Inflation
-0.1%
👥 People
Life expectancy
62.3 yrs
Fertility rate
3.29
Pop. growth
0.7%
Urban population
100.0%
Infant mortality /1k
7.7
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
83.0%
Literacy rate
96.6%
Physicians /1k
1.27
Renewable energy
1.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Yaren
Currency
AUD
Dialing code
+674
Internet TLD
.nr
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Fun facts about Nauru
- Nauru is the 192nd most populous country in the world, with about 12.03 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 193rd-largest country in the world, covering 21 km².
- It has the world's 191st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($176.04M).
- Nauru has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.703.
- Nauru has a population density of about 573 people per square kilometre.
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