Nauru

FORUM MEMBERSHIP: 1971
INDEPENDENCE DAY: 31 January 1968
CAPITAL: Yaren
AREA: 21 sq km
EEZ: 320,000 sq km
POPULATION: 10,800 (2015)
LANGUAGE: English, Nauruan
CURRENCY: Australian dollar
ECONOMY: Phosphate mining, fishing, revenue from offshore processing centre and service providers
STATUS: Republic with an Executive President
HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT: President H.E. Russ Kun
WEBSITE: www.naurugov.nr