Language
The only official language in Nauru is Nauruan, but English
is the language generally used by both the government and in many business interactions
as nearly everyone speaks or at least understands English. Nauruan falls in the
Austronesian language family and is considered a Micronesian language. This makes
Nauruan closely related to Gilbertese (Kiribati), Marshallese
(Marshall Islands), and the many languages of the
Federated States of Micronesia.
Religion
Just over a third of Nauru's population follows the Nauru
Congregational Church and another 10% follow the local Nauru Independent Church,
which preaches a form of Protestantism. Another third of the population is Roman
Catholic and the rest of the people are divided between being atheist or adhering
to a wide variety of religions, none of which have a significant following in Nauru.
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