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| Country name: |
conventional long form:
Republic of Nauru
conventional short form:
Nauru
former:
Pleasant Island
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| Government type: |
republic
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| Capital: |
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
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| Administrative divisions: |
14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
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| Independence: |
31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)
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| National holiday: |
Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
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| Constitution: |
29 January 1968
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| Legal system: |
acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law
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| Suffrage: |
20 years of age; universal and compulsory
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| Executive branch: |
chief of state:
President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 19 April 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government:
President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 19 April 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
cabinet:
Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament
elections:
president elected by Parliament for a three-year term; election last held 8 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2003)
election results:
Bernard DOWIYOGO elected president by a vote in Parliament of nine to eight
note:
former President Rene HARRIS was deposed in a no-confidence vote; this is the eighth change of government in Nauru since the fall of the Lagumont HARRIS government in a no-confidence motion in early November 1996; six of the last eight governments have resulted because of parliamentary no-confidence motions
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| Legislative branch: |
unicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections:
last held 9 April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2003)
election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 18
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| Judicial branch: |
Supreme Court
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| Political parties and leaders: |
loose multiparty system; Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]; Nauru Party (informal) [Bernard DOWIYOGO]
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| Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA
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| International organization participation: |
ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, ICAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
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| Diplomatic representation in the US: |
Nauru does not have an embassy in the US, but does have a UN office at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, New York 10017; telephone: (212) 937-0074
consulate(s):
Hagatna (Guam)
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| Diplomatic representation from the US: |
the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru
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| 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; 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
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