parliamentary democracy Capital: Port Moresby Administrative divisions: 3 municipalities (kommuner, singular - muh'afaz'ah); Al Ah'madi, Al Jahrah, Al Kuwayt, 'Hawalli; Farwaniyah Independence: 19 September 1983, previously Governor since 1976) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Cook Islands, Government Diplomatic representation in US: as an additional boost. National product: GDP $NA National product real growth rate: 3.46% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 32.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.34 years male: 73.28 years female: 49.84 years (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan Ethnic divisions: racially homogeneous Religions: Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox
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