Time Difference:
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Airports:
1
Travel Climate:
tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
Travel Currency:
Australian dollar (AUD)
Languages:
Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Ethnic Groups:
Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
National Holiday:
Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
Geographic Coordinates:
0 32 S, 166 55 E
Location:
Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands