Nauru is the only country without a capital (2024)

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Nauru is the only country without a capital? ›

Nauru is the only country in the world without an official capital. Once know as pleasant Island, it is the third smallest country by area and second smallest by population. Nauru, an island in the Pacific Ocean, is the second-smallest republic in the world—but it doesn't even have a capital city.

Nauru is the only country in the world without an official capital. Once known as Pleasant Island, it is the third smallest country by area and second smallest by population.

Nauru has no official capital, but government offices are located in the district of Yaren.

Nauru is the only country without a capital.

A country doesn't need an official capital. Arguably some countries don't have a de jure but only a de facto capital.

There are a total of thirteen countries in the world that has not one but multiple capitals. Ans. South Africa is the only country that has three capital cities, namely, Pretoria as the administrative and the executive capital, Cape Town as the legislative capital and Bloemfontein as its judicial capital.

A series of developments in the 1950s and particularly in the early 1960s led to self-government and eventually political independence and ownership of the phosphate industry. In October 1967 an agreement granting Nauruan independence was concluded.

Sri Lanka: Colombo and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

The national and executive bodies of government are in Colombo, too, but the official capital is in nearby Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, often called Kotte.

In 1970, Nauru purchased the phosphate mining assets, and income from the mines made Nauruans among the richest people in the world.

The Nauru Flag is very simple and with the colours Navy Blue, Yellow and White. Each of the colours has significance. The navy Blue represents the ocean around Nauru. The yellow line in the middle the Equator because Nauru is right next to the Equator and that's why Nauru is very hot.

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Russia is the largest country by far, with a total area of about 17 million square kilometers. Despite its large area, Russia - nowadays the largest country in the world - has a relatively small total population.

There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Austria-Hungary, Bengal, and Burma are some of the most popular countries that have ceased to exist in 2022.

Yaren (in earlier times Makwa/Moqua) is a district of the Pacific island country of Nauru. It is the de facto capital of Nauru and is coextensive with Yaren Constituency. It is also the fourth-least-populated capital in the world.

Nauru, an island in the Pacific Ocean, is the second-smallest republic in the world—but it doesn't even have a capital city. Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings explains why. You'd think every country would have its own capital city, right?

Singapore is a country (often referred to as a city-state) that has no capital.