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Nauru Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 12   Population 2000 (UN '000) 12
Area (km2) 18   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 4
Number of Administrative Units 1   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 12
Number of Urban Extents 1   Number of Settlement Points 1

Nauru Details

Names
ISO3-Code NRU
Continent Oceania
Country Name Nauru
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 0.0
Number of Units 1
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 12
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 2000
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 10
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 11
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 12
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 9
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 11
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 12
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 18
Average Input Resolution (km) 4
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 1
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,470
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,470
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 4,470
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 1
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 16
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 16
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 16
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 16
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 10,389
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 10,389
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 10,389
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 10,389
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 85%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 85%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 100%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 1
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
The 1990 and 1995 population are from the UN World Population Prospects, 1998 Revision, United Nations Population Division, New York. Ryan and Stepanoff (2000) project the total population of Nauru to reach 11,500 in 2000. (Ryan, C. and T. Stepanoff. 2000. Selected Pacific Economies: A Statistical Summary. Volume 15. SPC, Noumea.) The reference found via adb.org, publication, "The Contribution of Fisheries to the Economies of Pacific Island Countries"
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
Digital Chart of the World (DCW).
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
CIA World Factbook
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