OceaniaYaren District (de facto; Nauru has no official capital)Updated Apr 2026
Nauru
David Adeang has served as President since 2023.
Wikimedia Commons image of Nauru.
Did you know?
- 135 political parties compete for just 3 tracked elected offices.
- Capital
- Yaren District (de facto; Nauru has no official capital)
- Government
- Parliamentary republic
- Population
- ~10,800
- Legislature
- Parliament of Nauru (Naoero Palamwent) — 19 seats
System Snapshot
- Government Type
- Parliamentary republic
- Executive Structure
- The president is elected by parliament from among its own members and serves as both head of state and head of government. There are no formal political parties — virtually all MPs run as independents and form shifting post-election alliances. Cabinet is appointed by the president from among parliament members. No-confidence votes are the primary mechanism of government change; Nauru experienced 17 government changes between 1989 and 2003, a rate of turnover without parallel in any functioning parliamentary democracy.
- Legislature
- Parliament of Nauru (Naoero Palamwent) — 19 seats
