| Official name: |
Republic of Nauru
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| Capital: |
no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
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| Area: |
total: 21 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 21 sq km
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| Location: |
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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| Geographic coordinates: |
0 32 S, 166 55 E
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| Comparative Area: |
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
30 km
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| Terrain: |
sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m
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