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SIM and eSIM
Without a roaming deal from your home provider, get a local Digicel SIM.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 1 of 5: Almost everything is paid in cash, so carry enough for every purchase.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Nauru
Australian Dollar · $ · AUD
Bring enough Australian dollars in cash to cover the whole stay.
Don't count on changing money: there are no exchange bureaus and the one bank is rarely open.
The island bus is the cheapest way around, at 50 cents for a full loop.
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Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day
Sun, 31 Jan 2027 · Independence Day
Mon, 8 Mar 2027 · International Women's Day
Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday
Mon, 29 Mar 2027 · Easter Monday
Tue, 30 Mar 2027 · Easter Tuesday
Mon, 17 May 2027 · Constitution Day
Thu, 1 Jul 2027 · RONPhos Handover Day
Thu, 19 Aug 2027 · Ibumin Earoeni Day
Sat, 25 Sept 2027 · Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
Tue, 26 Oct 2027 · Angam Day
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Nauru say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 14 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 14 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise normal precautions
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Level 1 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 1 Dec 2024 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 1 Dec 2024 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 19 Mar 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 19 Mar 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
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Health
Be up to date on routine shots; CDC advises hepatitis A and B if unvaccinated, and typhoid for most.
Vaccinations
Be up to date on routine shots; CDC recommends hepatitis A and hepatitis B for unvaccinated travellers and typhoid for most visitors.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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| GDP | ≈ $176 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Per person | ≈ $14,640Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | fish, phosphates (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 12,025Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Median age | 28.2 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 68.6 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Protestant 60.4% (Nauruan Congregational 34.7%, Assemblies of God 11.6%, Pacific Light House 6.3%, Nauru Independent 3.6%, Baptist 1.5, Seventh Day Adventist 1.3%, other Protestant 1.4%), Roman Catholic 33.9%, other 4.2%, none 1.3%, no answer 0.3% (2021 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2021 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 21 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in centerSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | parliamentary republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +674Source: libphonenumber · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 25 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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