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  1. Date of Independence: January 31, 1968 (from a United Nations trusteeship jointly administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: January 29, 1968
  3. Population: 10,605 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 8.2 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: none
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: phosphates 
  8. Main Industries: phosphate mining, financial services, coconut products
  9. Agriculture: coconuts
  10. Currency: Australian dollar
  11. GDP: $100 million (1993 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $10,000 (1993 est.)
  13. Languages: Nauruan (official), English
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations)
  15. Literacy Rate: not available 
  16. Life Expectancy:    not available (male)
  17.     not available (female)
  18. Birthrate: not available
  19. Death Rate: 0 deaths per 1,000 population