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- <text>
- <title>
- Nauru: Government
- </title>
- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Nauru
- Government</hdr><body>
- <list>
- <l>Names:</l>
- <l> conventional long form: Republic of Nauru</l>
- <l> conventional short form: Nauru</l>
- <l> former: Pleasant Island</l>
- </list>
- <p>Digraph: NR
- </p>
- <p>Type: republic
- </p>
- <p>Capital: no official capital; government offices in Yaren
- </p>
- <p>Administrative divisions: 14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan,
- Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok,
- Uaboe, Yaren
- </p>
- <p>Independence: 31 January 1968 (from UN trusteeship under Australia,
- New Zealand, and UK)
- </p>
- <p>Constitution: 29 January 1968
- </p>
- <p>Legal system: own Acts of Parliament and British common law
- </p>
- <p>National holiday: Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
- </p>
- <p>Political parties and leaders: none
- </p>
- <p>Suffrage: 20 years of age; universal and compulsory
- </p>
- <p>Elections:
- </p>
- <p> President: last held 19 November 1992 (next to be held NA
- November 1995); results - Bernard DOWIYOGO elected by Parliament
- </p>
- <p> Parliament: last held on 14 November 1992 (next to be held NA
- November 1995); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (18 total)
- independents 18
- </p>
- <p>Executive branch: president, Cabinet
- </p>
- <p>Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament
- </p>
- <p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
- </p>
- <p>Leaders:
- </p>
- <p> Chief of State and Head of Government: President Bernard DOWIYOGO
- (since 12 December 1989)
- </p>
- <p>Member of: AsDB, C (special), ESCAP, ICAO, INTERPOL, ITU, SPARTECA,
- SPC, SPF, UPU
- </p>
- <p>Diplomatic representation in US: there is a Nauruan Consulate in
- Agana (Guam)
- </p>
- <p>US diplomatic representation: the US Ambassador to Australia is
- accredited to Nauru
- </p>
- <p>Flag: 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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