Nauru
Nauru
Capital Yaren (de facto)
21 km² · 12,025 people (2025) · Australian dollar
The third-smallest country in the world at about 21 km², and the smallest island nation; a road runs right around it in about twenty minutes. It has no official capital. The central plateau was mined for phosphate rock — fossil seabird guano — for most of the 20th century.
The facts
- Capital
- Yaren (de facto)
- Area
- 21 km² — 8 sq mi
- Population
- 12,025 (2025)
- Density
- 572.6 people per km²
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD, $)
- Official languages
- Nauruan, English
- Time zone
- UTC+12:00
- Calling code
- +674
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- NR · NRU
- Continent
- Oceania
How it compares
- By area
- 198 of 200
- By population
- 198 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| San Marino | 61 | 34,109 |
| Tuvalu | 26 | 9,492 |
| Nauru ← | 21 | 12,025 |
| Monaco | 2 | 38,341 |
| Vatican City | 0.44 | 1,000 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Nauru?
- Yaren (de facto)
- What currency does Nauru use?
- The Australian dollar (AUD).
- How big is Nauru?
- 21 km², or 8 square miles — 198 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Nauru drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- San Marino 61 km²
- Tuvalu 26 km²
- Monaco 2 km²
- Vatican City 0.44 km²
- Australia Oceania
- Papua New Guinea Oceania
- New Zealand Oceania
- Fiji Oceania
- Solomon Islands Oceania
- Vanuatu Oceania
- Samoa Oceania
- Kiribati Oceania
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)