Capital
Yaren
Population
11K
Currency
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Best Time to Visit
March–October
#190
World Tourism Rank
0.0003%
of World Land Area
0
UNESCO Sites
0
Neighboring Countries
Nationalities not listed above may require a visa. Always verify with official sources before travel.
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Recommended: March–October
Nauru is the smallest island country in the world and the third-smallest country by area, after Vatican City and Monaco.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Nauru had the highest per-capita income in the world due to phosphate mining, earning it the nickname 'Pleasant Island.'
Nauru's tiny scale and unique phosphate-scarred landscape make it unlike anywhere else on Earth.
- A traveler on visiting Nauru
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, a single raised coral island of just 21 square kilometers in the central Pacific. Once the wealthiest country per capita thanks to phosphate mining, Nauru's landscape tells a unique story of boom and bust, with the interior marked by dramatic coral pinnacles left behind by mining operations. Despite its small size, Nauru offers reef snorkeling, WWII relics, and a genuinely rare travel experience as one of the least-visited countries in the world.
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