Infant mortality rate: 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.68 years male: 64.3 years female: 69.18 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan
Ethnic divisions: Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese
8%, European 8%
Religions: Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman
Catholic)
Languages: Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language),
English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and
commercial purposes
Literacy: NA
Government —————
Name of country: conventional long form: Republic of Nauru conventional short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island