Where is nauru on the world map

Nauru is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Banaba island of Kiribati, situated about km east is the nearest neighbor of Nauru. Nauru got its independence in the year The government type of Nauru is a republic with a parliamentary system of government.

In this political system, the president is use to be the head of state as well as head of government. There is a unicameral parliament constituted of 18 members. They are elected for three years. Interestingly, Nauru is a phosphate rock island where phosphate deposits close to the surface and it has been exploited by the simple strip mining operations.

Covering an area of only 21 sq. Nauru is a raised, fossilized coral atoll and is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean. The island is dominated by a central phosphate plateau which is surrounded by coral cliffs. A century of phosphate mining has stripped four-fifths of the total land area and has left behind a barren terrain. Coral reefs surround the island and are exposed at low tide being dotted with pinnacles. The island is ringed by windswept palm trees and a sandy beach.

Inward from the beach lies a wide fertile coastal strip of m. The highest point of the plateau is Command Ridge at an elevation of ft 71m.

Due to presence of reefs, there are no harbors or protected anchorages. There are no rivers and lakes on the Island; only a landlocked, freshwater lake — Buada Lagoon is found in the Buada district of the Island. The lowest point is the South Pacific Ocean 0m. Nauru officially, the Republic of Nauru is divided into 14 administrative districts. These districts are further divided into villages. Located on the southern coast of the island country is, the district of Yaren — the de facto capital of Nauru.

It houses the legislature and a number of government offices. Situated in the western part of the island nation is, Denigomodu — the largest and the most populous district of Nauru.

Nauru is an island nation and a microstate in Oceania, located in southwestern Pacific Ocean.