Nauru
The world's smallest republic, just south of the equator
Passport card
Republic of Nauru
Nauru
- Capital
- Yaren
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- Languages
- Nauruan and English
- People
- About 12,000
- Size
- About 21 km²
- Leader
- President David Adeang
- Free since
- 31 January 1968
- About the capital
- Nauru has no official capital; the government works from Yaren.
- Time
- 6½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Yaren
⭐ Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world, and the smallest republic.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Nauru
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Nauru
Turn the globe with your finger. Nauru has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Nauru and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale. Nauru is so small that it is marked with a ring.
- SizeIndia is about 1,60,000 times the size of Nauru.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,20,000 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 12,000 in Nauru.
- DistanceYaren is about 10,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeNauru is 6½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Yaren.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Nauru, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Nauru
- A fresh mix from the country's 108 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Nauru's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Nauru back on the map
Nauru and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Nauru worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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