Regional Information-
Capital CityNo official capital; government offices in Yaren District
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Regional RelationshipsNo disputes
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Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements
Challenges
Limited natural fresh water resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater, but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining during the past 90 years - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - has left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources
International Agreements
Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements -
Humanitarian Projects -
Native Languages Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
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Climate Tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
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