Nauru     [24]
(Independent in 1968 from Australia)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: NR
LAND AREA: 21 sq. km     SEA AREA: 320000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 11000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 524 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year

ECONOMY
  Income/Capita: $21400

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: