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What every visitor should know about Nauru:
- Money
- The currency is the Australian dollar
(AUD). 1 AUD is worth
about US$0.92, or €0.64.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)
- Capital
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
- Tap water
- Not recommended. Water is usually drinkable in large cities, but quality is uneven.
Nauru facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 14,019
- Language
- Nauruan (official; a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
- Ethnicity
- Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
Economy
- GDP
- US$5,000 (per capita)
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