Nauru 2018
Nauru’s population in 2018 was estimated to be 11,347 people, with a median age of 21.3 years old. The economy of Nauru is largely driven by mining and fishing, with the country’s main exports being phosphates, fish and coconut products. Tourism is also an important part of the economy, with the country welcoming over 10,000 tourists in 2018. Nauru has strong diplomatic relations with many countries around the world, particularly within Asia and Oceania. The country is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United Nations amongst others. According to extrareference, Nauru is a parliamentary republic led by President Baron Waqa since 2013 who is elected by popular vote every three years and appoints a Prime Minister to lead government affairs.
Yearbook 2018
Nauru. As before, almost all reporting from the small realm about the refugees who tried to get to Australia but were interned in camps in Nauru. At the beginning of the year, there were about 1,100 refugees on the island, of whom about 150 were children. Most had spent close to five years in camp. In January, about 500 asylum seekers filed a petition requesting leave Nauru and instead coming to Australia or New Zealand. The United States had then agreed to receive about 20 of the refugees. The refugees also complained about how they were treated, how families were divided and about the poor living conditions in the camp which led to people being forced to be transported to Australia every week to receive care that is not available in Nauru.
- According to Abbreviationfinder: NRU is an three letter acronym for Nauru.
According to Countryaah.com, Yaren District is the capital city of Nauru, a country located in Micronesia. Around 100 children in need of care were brought to Australia during the year. The Australian government appeared to be considering evacuating all Nauru refugee children, but in November Prime Minister Scott Morrison waived this. On the contrary, he said that children receiving care in Australia would be sent back to the camp and that about 30 remaining children would be forced to stay in Nauru if they did not need care or were received by the United States.
In September, it was announced that the financing of the project to upgrade the island’s port was complete. The Nauru will be assisted by Australia, the United Nations-linked Green Climate Fund and the Asian Development Bank, which will contribute between $ 14 and $ 27 million each, while Japan will support the project with equipment for the port’s management.
On January 31, Nauru celebrated 50 years as an independent state.
Historical notes
Discovered in 1798, in 1888 it became a German possession; the League of Nations (1920) and, after the Japanese occupation (1942-45), the United Nations (1947), jointly entrusted it as trustee to Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia. On January 31, 1968 Nauru became an independent Republic, while maintaining a particular link with the Commonwealth. The President of the Republic H. De Roburt (1968-89, except for short periods) was succeeded by B. Dowiyogo. The opposition won the presidency with L. Harris (1995-96) and, from April 1999, with R. Harris, except for brief suspensions with Dowiyogo (2000-01 and 2003). The worsening of the economic crisis led to the resignation of Harris and the election of L. Scotty (2004), who was succeeded in 2007 by M. Stephen, in 2011 S. Dabwido and in 2013 B. Waqa, re-elected in 2016. In August 2019, L. Aingimea took over the presidency of the country.
