{"id":344302,"date":"2025-08-11T17:23:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344302"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:43:32","slug":"key-facts-about-nauru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/key-facts-about-nauru\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Nauru"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The remote Pacific nation Nauru is selling passports to fund climate action has approved but received just six applicants since early this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Facts about Nauru<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344303\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-344303\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Britanica.jpg?resize=383%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Key Facts about Nauru\" width=\"383\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Britanica.jpg?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Britanica.jpg?resize=768%2C713&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-Britanica.jpg?w=915&amp;ssl=1 915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is a tiny island located in north-east of Australia, <strong>42 km south of the equator<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It lies within the <strong>Micronesia sub-region of Oceania<\/strong>, with its <strong>nearest neighbour<\/strong> being <strong>Banaba (part of Kiribati)<\/strong> about 300 km to the east.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>formerly<\/strong> known as <strong>Pleasant Island<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reef system:<\/strong> A <strong>coral reef<\/strong> surrounds the entire island which is <strong>dotted with pinnacles<\/strong>. Hence, there <strong>no specific port located<\/strong> at the coast of the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geology:<\/strong> It is a <strong>phosphate-rock island<\/strong> with rich deposits near the surface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highest point:<\/strong> The <strong>Command Ridge<\/strong> is the highest point at <strong>71 m<\/strong> above sea level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate<\/strong>: Its climate is <strong>hot and very humid year-round<\/strong> because of its <strong>proximity<\/strong> to the equator and the ocean.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Smallest island country:<\/strong> It is the <strong>third-smallest country<\/strong> in the world, after Vatican City and Monaco, with an area of <strong>only 21 sq. km<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>So, it is the <strong>smallest island nation<\/strong> in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>International co-operation:<\/strong> It is a member of the <strong>United Nations<\/strong>, the <strong>Commonwealth<\/strong> of Nations, and the <strong>Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Governance system: <\/strong>It is a <strong>republic<\/strong> with a <strong>parliamentary system<\/strong> of government.\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>president<\/strong> is both <strong>head of state and head of government<\/strong> and is dependent on <strong>parliamentary confidence<\/strong> to remain president.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water source:<\/strong> The <strong>Buada Lagoon<\/strong>, located inland, is a <strong>rare freshwater resource<\/strong> but is an <strong>endorheic basin<\/strong> (not connected to the sea).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The remote Pacific nation Nauru is selling passports to fund climate action has approved but received just six applicants since early this year. Key Facts about Nauru Location: It is a tiny island located in north-east of Australia, 42 km south of the equator. 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