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Nauru

Micronesia

Capital
Yaren District
Population
14,000 (2017)
Currency
Australian Dollar AUD
Plugs
I 240 V
Drives on the
left
Local time
Nauru highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Nauru uses Type I sockets. Mains supply is 240 V at 50 Hz.

At 240 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

$ Australian Dollar AUD

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD1.42 AUD
1 EUR1.59 AUD
1 GBP1.91 AUD
1 JPY0.009053 AUD

Australian Dollar: where it's used and rates

Price level 86 (US = 100, 2021)

Everyday household prices in Nauru are about 86% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: dearer than the median country (50). All countries

Language

  • Englishofficial95%
  • Nauruofficial70%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Nauru is on UTC+12, with no daylight saving time.

Driving

Traffic in Nauru drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries

Public holidays in the next 12 months

17 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • Day following Christmas
  • Day following Christmas (observed)

January 2027

  • New Year's Day
  • Independence Day

February 2027

  • Day following Independence Day
  • Independence Day (observed)

March 2027

  • International Women's Day
  • Good Friday
  • Easter Monday
  • Easter Tuesday

May 2027

  • Constitution Day

July 2027

  • RONPHOS Handover

August 2027

  • Ibumin Earoeni Day

September 2027

  • Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day
  • Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day (observed)

October 2027

  • Angam Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 1 Exercise normal precautions

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Nauru.

Updated 2026-03-19. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+674
Internet domain
.nr
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Nauru
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Nauru.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Nauru (2020).svg, Public domain. Electricity: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), see methodology.