Flag Description

blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru

Background:The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.

Total Area: 21 sq km

Land Area:21 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

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Coastline:30 km

Lowest Point:Pacific Ocean 0 m

Highest Point:unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m

Population:9,488 (July 2014 est.)

Population Growth Rate:0.56% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist .7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.)

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Independence Day:31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)

National Holiday:Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

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