Nauru
Oceania · Capital: Yaren
Nauru is a country in Oceania, home to about 10,000 people across 21 km². Its capital is Yaren. It is an island nation with no land borders.
Key facts
Capital
Yaren
Region
Oceania
Population
~10,000 people
Area
21 km²
Density
476 people per km²
Coastline
Island nation
Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Drives on the
Left
Languages
Nauruan, English
Standard time zones
1
Highest point
71 m
Head of state
Not a monarch
Currency
A currency called the dollar
Member of
Commonwealth of Nations
Flag colors
blue, yellow, white
Flag features
at least one star
Land borders
Nauru shares no land border with another sovereign state.
Nauru in the game
Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Nauru is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of Nauru, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.
- Its name begins with “N”1 of 11
- Is in Oceania1 of 14
- Has more than 350 people per km²1 of 23
- Has no point higher than 500 m above sea level1 of 23
- Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
- Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere1 of 34
- Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
- Has no land borders1 of 40
- Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
- Its flag contains no red1 of 43
- Is an island nation1 of 47
- Drives on the left1 of 54
- Is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations1 of 56
- Has English as an official language1 of 59
- Has more than one official language1 of 65
- Its flag features a star1 of 67
- Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
- Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
- Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
- Its flag contains yellow or gold1 of 85
- Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
- Its flag contains blue1 of 99
- Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
- Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
- Has a coastline1 of 151
- Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
- Lies within a single time zone1 of 177