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.Currency Australian dollar. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to - Australian dollars. Astronomy Today's date is November 22, 2009. There is currently a New Moon. Location Oceania, island in the south pacific ocean, south of the marshall islands. Climate Tropical; monsoonal; rainy season (november to february). Terrain Sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center. Elevation Extremes The lowest point is at Pacific Ocean 0 m. The highest point is at unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m. |