Manorama Yearbook Quiz

• Nauru has no official capital city because it is so small that government institutions are centered in Yaren district.

• Nauru (also spelled Naoero) is an island republic in the Pacific Ocean, 42 kilometers south of the equator.

• It is the smallest island nation in the world.

• It has a population of approximately 13,000 people.

• Its constitution, adopted upon gaining independence in 1968, established it as a republic with a Westminster-style parliamentary system of government. 

• A coral reef surrounds the entire island which is dotted with pinnacles.