Naoero
Naoero is in Oceania. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
- Capital
- Yaren
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Mikronesien
- Area
- 21 km²
- Population
- 12,025
- Languages
- English, Nauruan
- Neighbours
- No land borders (island / isolated)
Did you know?
- Geography
Naoero is the world’s smallest republic and the smallest island state overall.
- Oddities
The country has no official capital; the government sits in the district of Yaren.
- Economy
Through phosphate mining, Naoero was in the 1970s one of the world’s richest countries per capita — the resource is now largely exhausted.
- Nature
Mining has turned about 80 percent of the island into a jagged limestone landscape that is barely habitable.
- Oddities
A ring road of about 19 kilometres encircles the entire island.
Frequently asked questions about Naoero
Yaren is the capital of Naoero.
Naoero is in Oceania.
Naoero has about 12,025 inhabitants.
Naoero covers about 21 km².
In Naoero people speak, among others, English, Nauruan.