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COUNTRY INFORMATION - NAURU

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Location of Nauru
Nauru, the world’s smallest republic, is an oval-shaped outcrop, situated in the Central Pacific, west of Kiribati, surrounded by a reef which is exposed at low tide. Although there is no deep-water harbour on the island, offshore moorings are reputedly the deepest in the world. A century of phosphate mining has stripped four fifths of the land area, and has left the central plateau, which rises to 213ft., infertile and unpopulated, a barren terrain of jagged coral pinnacles which stand 49ft. high. The island has a fertile coastal strip 492-984ft. wide, where there are coconut palms, pandanus trees and indigenous hardwoods such as the tomano. On the land surrounding Buada lagoon, bananas, pineapples and some vegetables are grown. Some secondary vegetation grows over the coral pinnacles that intersperse the island’s beaches.

Airports
Nauru International Airport. There are buses to the town available after every arriving flight costing approximately A$1. Taxis are also available. Airport facilities include a snack bar, gift shops and tourist information.

Language
Nauruan and English are spoken.

Places To Go
Since the extensive phosphate fields were found in the 1900’s, the island has been mainly used for the mining of the natural fertiliser. The Nauru Phosphate Corporation is the largest employer. The population lives mainly on the coast or on the shore of Buada Lagoon, the remainder of the island being used for phosphate extraction. As yet, little is given over purely to tourism, although the situation is slowly changing.

In Yaren, there are remains of Japanese guns, bunkers and pillboxes left over from World War II. Anibore Bay is probably the most beautiful beach on the island, although the sea currents are dangerous.

Consulate General of the Republic of Nauru
Level 50,
Nauru House,
80 Collins Street,
Melbourne,
Victoria 3000,
Australia
Tel: (613) 9653 5709.
Fax: (613) 9654 4738.
E-mail: naucgmel@bigpond.com
Website: www.dfat.gov.au/geo/nauru

Note: The British Embassy in Suva deals with enquiries relating to Nauru (see Fiji section).

CIA World Factbook - Nauru 

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