Language
English is the official language, but Nauruan is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	0.0 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
0.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
The Nauruan people are of mixed Polynesian, Micronesian and Melanesian origin. There are also other Pacific Islanders (workers from Tuvalu and Kiribati), with smaller numbers of Chinese, Australians, New Zealanders and Europeans.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Christian
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	100.0 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	100.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	100 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1968
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Percentage of population under 15
No data available percent

Average life expectancy
No data available years

Life expectancy - male
No data available years

Life expectancy - female
No data available years

Infant mortality

2006	25 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	25 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	25 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	No data available per 1,000 live births
2002	No data available per 1,000 live births
2001	No data available per 1,000 live births
2000	No data available per 1,000 live births

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	30 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	30 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	30 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2000	No data available per 1,000 live births

Births attended by skilled personnel
No data available percent

Maternal mortality
No data available per 100,000 live births

Human development index (HDI rank)
No data available (2001)

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
No data available percent

Population with access to improved water
No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation
No data available percent

Literacy - average
No data available percent

Literacy - male
No data available percent

Literacy - female
No data available percent

Landlines telephones
No data available per 1,000 people

Cellular telephone subscribers
No data available per 1,000 people

Internet users
No data available per 1,000 people

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	Not ranked
2006	Not ranked
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
No (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Signed but not yet ratified (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
No data available current US$

GDP
No data available current US$ billions

Annual GDP growth
No data available percent

Annual inflation
No data available percent

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

Physicians

2000-2004	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2004	145 per 100,000 people	UNDP 2006
1990-2003	No data available per 100,000 people
1990-2002	No data available per 100,000 people

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	106 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	108 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	110 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	112 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	115 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	117 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	119 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Number of refugees originating here
3 (2006)
Source: Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Number of refugees residing here
No data available

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (2000)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	No data available percent
2002-2004	No data available percent
2000-2002	6.9 percent	UNDP 2005
1999-2001	No data available percent
1998-2000	No data available percent

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	No data available percent
2003-2004	No data available percent
2002	6.7 percent	UNDP 2005
2001	No data available percent
2000	No data available percent