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Full name - the Republic of Nauru, (Republic of Nauru).
The form of government - a republic.
Capital - Yaren, 3 thousand inh.
The territory - 21 square kilometres. km.
Administrative divisions - 14 districts.
Population - 12 570 people. (July 2003), 12 329 people. (2002).
Currency ends - Australian dollar.
Language - nauriysky, English.
Religion - Protestants, Catholics, Confucianism and dao.
The composition of the population - people Nauru, other island nation, Chinese, Europeans.
The Republic of Nauru - dwarf state in the same coral islands in the western Pacific. The island of Nauru is located 42 kilometres south of the equator. The closest island of Banaba is 306 km to the east and belongs to the Republic of Kiribati. Nauru is the smallest independent republic on Earth, the smallest island nation, the smallest state outside Europe and the world's sole republic without official capital.
HOURS OF NAURU
Ahead of Moscow in the summer for 8 hours.
NAURU PEOPLE
Approximately 58% of the population is indigenous people of Nauru republic - nauruantsy. From the total population of Nauru come from other Pacific Islanders (mostly tuvaluantsy and tungaruantsy) is 26%, Chinese - 8%, Europeans - 8%. The high proportion of foreign nationals in the country's population.
Based on the language adopted nauruantsev assigned to the Micronesian group of people, but in the formation of this ethnic group was attended not only by Micronesians, but also Polynesians and Melanesians.
CLIMATE NAURU
The climate of Nauru - equatorial monsoon, hot and humid. The average temperature around +27,5 ° C. In the daytime, it usually ranges between +26 ° C and +35 ° C, and at night - between +22 ° C and +28 ° C. Day time temperatures can reach +38-41 ° C. Average annual precipitation - 2060 mm .. Cases of dry years, and falls in some years up to 4500 mm of precipitation. Such significant fluctuations attributable to the El Nino phenomenon. The rainy season lasts from November to February, when the western-dominated monsoons (cyclone season). From March to October wind dominated north-easterly direction. In the year falls on the island about 30 million m ³ water at virtually no runoff.
HOLIDAY IN NAURU
Nauru offers little traveler - beaches on the solitary coral reefs and atolls, are colorful coral reefs, sunken ships and aircraft of World War II period, which literally surround the island. Clean water and excellent facilities for sport fishing make it attractive for fans of active recreation.
WHAT PRIVEZTI OF NAURU
Nothing material, except for local samples of applied art and ocean gifts afternoon with fire here not syschesh. At least, fans will have to confine shopping unless straw hats.
POINTS OF NAURU
The most impressive place Nauru is the internal area of the island, where huge limestone pyramids and teeth remaining after fosforitnyh development. The height of buildings in some places exceeds 10 metres, and the quarry is a huge maze with lots of depression and depressions and recalls "lunar landscape".
The city Yaren can inspect two small museum and the remains of Japanese defensive positions from the Second World War, whose numerous bunkers and caponier left intact after the war, still contain. Together, the National Office for Tourism Center is located arts and crafts, which focused most of literally miraculously preserved samples of products of local crafts, stone tools indigenous inhabitants of the island, fishing gear and apparel, primarily "ingurig" - traditional skirts of the fibers, derived from hibiscus leaves. In addition, the National Museum you can see an extensive collection of photographs of pre-war and postwar years, as well as the exhibition of utensils and other historical artifacts.
Mountain Ridge Kommand Ridge - the highest point of Nauru. Hence, with the highest point, one can gaze look the whole island, as well as to inspect the Japanese defensive positions, which survived two large pieces of coastal defense, once shooting sorokakilogrammovymi shells, bunker communications and a network of trenches and galleries.
KITCHEN NAURU
The local cuisine is rather sparse due to almost complete lack of own products and therefore virtually unknown to foreigners. For centuries, island cuisine based on three components - seafood, coconuts and fruit pandanus, as well as scarce in the local environment roots and cereals. But with the arrival of Europeans and the beginning of the development of phosphate deposits suitable for the cultivation of the soil was very little (mostly they survived only around lagoons Buada), and silt washed into the sea and empty breed drastically reduced the productivity of the islands' waters. Therefore, at present, virtually all food delivery to the island from abroad, even the once affluent seafood, fruits or vegetables are available only in the form of canned, so the dishes here to meet people's extremely difficult.
RELIGION NAURU
Today on Nauru mostly Christians live. Most nauruantsev (57%) are members of the Protestant Churches, of which 44% - followers Nauruanskoy Congregational Church, which has its own chapel in the districts Meneng, Buada, Anabar and Nibok, as well as the main church in the district Aivo. The remaining 13% represented by the evangelists.
About 24% of residents of Nauru are followers of the Catholic Church, which has its own chapel in the Yaren District, as well as school in the district Eva (Kaiser College). About 5% of residents profess Buddhism and Taoism, 2% - Bahá'ís. A small group nauruantsev adheres to traditional beliefs, which includes the worship of the goddess Eidzhebong and island spirit Buitani.
Nauru Constitution proclaims freedom of conscience, but in practice the Government restricts the activities of modern Church of Jesus Christ and the Jehovah's Witnesses, most of whom are followers of foreigners.
NAURU HOLIDAYS
January 1 - New Year's.
January 31 - Independence Day.
March-April - Easter and Easter holidays.
May 17 - Constitution Day.
Oct. 26 - Day Angam.
December 25-26 - Christmas.
TRANSPORTATION NAURU
The length of roads over Nauru is about 40 km. The length of paved roads is 29 km, of which 17 km are located along the coast. Of the district fosforitnyh development to the coast stretches 12 - kilometer road without a solid surface. In southern island of Nauru International Airport is located. National nauruanskoy airline is "Aue Eyrlayn", which is available to only one Boeing-737 aircraft.
At Nauru has a railway length of 3.9 km, connecting phosphorite mining area in the center of the island with the port in the south-west coast. Public transport is lacking, and most families enjoy personal vehicles. There is a sea traffic.
VISA NAURU
Nauru citizens to visit Russia require a visa. Visa can make contact directly to the Department of Customs and Immigration Nauru or in the Consulate General of the Republic of Nauru in Melbourne (Australia). Short-term visitor's visa issued to individuals arriving on Nauru for the purpose of tourism, visiting friends or relatives. A visitor's visa can not be without special permission from the Department of Customs and Immigration Nauru to work, take part in religious or educational projects, as well as conduct any activities related to the profit-making. Visa fee for short-term visitor's visa is 100 Australian dollars. The collection is paid upon arrival in the country in cash [63]. All passengers leaving the country, airport charges levied in the amount of 25 Australian dollars, paid directly to the airport. Exempt from paying the collection children under the age of 12 years, crew members and transit passengers to the bearers at the hands of a special written permission from the Ministry of Justice of Nauru.
Embassies
Nauru Embassy in the Russian Federation no.
Russian Embassy in Nauru not. |
