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Nauru

Republic of Nauru

Capital
Yaren
Population
12,025 2025
Area
21 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of NauruNAURUKIRIBATIMARSHALLISLANDSSouthPacific OceanNorthPacific Ocean0250 km
Nauru hatched and ringed, Yaren marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 0.52°S 166.9°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Nauru is an island country in Micronesia. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Yaren is South Tarawa, in Kiribati, 710 km away. At 21 km², it is the 3rd-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

12,025 people lived in Nauru in 2025, according to the World Bank; only one country has fewer. That is 573 people per km², the 10th-highest density of the 194. Its urban share, 100.0% in 2025, is the highest of the 194.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$14,640 in current US dollars: 70th of 191 worldwide, 4th of 14 in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 62.3 years. The World Bank records no forest area (2023).

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Yaren lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 660 km from the nearest land, Liberia.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population12,0252025, World Bank193rd of 19413th of 14
Area21 km²world-countries193rd of 19514th of 14
GDPUS$176 million2025, World Bank, current US$190th of 19113th of 14
GDP per capitaUS$14,6402025, World Bank, current US$70th of 1914th of 14
Population density573 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries10th of 1941st of 14
Life expectancy62.3 years2024, World Bank179th of 19414th of 14
Urban population100.0%2025, World Bank1st of 1941st of 14
Forest area0.0% of land2023, World Bank193rd of 19414th of 14
Population growth+0.65% a year2025, World Bank118th of 1947th of 14
Internet users83.0%2024, World Bank87th of 1885th of 11
Fertility rate3.29 births per woman2024, World Bank47th of 1944th of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaTuvalu, San Marino and Liechtenstein

Closest in populationTuvalu, Palau and San Marino

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Yaren
0.55°S 166.92°E
Northernmost latitude
0.49°S
Southernmost latitude
0.55°S
Westernmost longitude
166.91°E
Easternmost longitude
166.96°E
North to south
about 7 km
Antipode of Yaren
0.55°N 13.08°W
in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 660 km from the nearest land (Liberia)