Nauru People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 8,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.3%

Nationality noun—Nauruan(s);adjective—

Nauruan

Ethnic divisions: 58% Nauruan, 26% other Pacific Islander, 8% Chinese, 8% European

Religion: Christian (two-thirds Protestant,’ one-third Catholic)

Language: Nauruan, a distinct Pacific Island language (official); English widely understood and spoken

Literacy: 99%

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nauru 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.