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Nauru Government 1999

    Country name:
    conventional long form: Republic of Nauru
    conventional short form: Nauru
    former: Pleasant Island

    Data code: NR

    Government type: republic

    Capital: no official capital; government offices in Yaren District

    Administrative divisions: 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren

    Independence: 31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, New Zealand-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)

    National holiday: Independence Day, 31 January (1968)

    Constitution: 29 January 1968

    Legal system: acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law

    Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal and compulsory

    Executive branch:
    chief of state: President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 17 June 1998); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government
    head of government: President Bernard DOWIYOGO (since 17 June 1998); note—the president is both the chief of state and head of government
    cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament
    elections: president elected by Parliament for a three-year term; election last held 17 June 1998 (next to be held NA 2001)
    election results: Bernard DOWIYOGO elected president; percent of Parliament vote—NA
    note: former President Kinza CLODUMAR was deposed in a no-confidence vote

    Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
    elections: last held 8 February 1997 (next to be held NA February 2000)
    election results: percent of vote—NA; seats—independents 18

    Judicial branch: Supreme Court

    Political parties and leaders: loose multi-party system; Nauru Party (informal) [Bernard DOWIYOGO]; Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]

    International organization participation: AsDB, C (special), ESCAP, ICAO, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UNESCO, UPU, WHO

    Diplomatic representation in the US: Nauru does not have an embassy in the US
    consulate(s): Hagatna (Guam)

    Diplomatic representation from the US: the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru

    Flag description: blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru

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