- Nauru - Wikipedia
Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru, [d] formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba (part of Kiribati) about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east [15]
- About Nauru - Un
NAURU: Country Profile Learn about the country's profile: area, topography, climate, vegetation, wildlife, environmental concerns, economy, investment, trade, public holidays and more
- Nauru | Land, People, Culture, Economy, Society, History | Britannica
Geographical and historical treatment of Nauru, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government
- Nauru summary | Britannica
Nauru is a coral island with a central plateau 100–200 ft (30–60 m) high A thin strip of fertile land encircling the island is the major zone of human settlement It lacks harbours; ships must anchor to buoys beyond a reef
- Nauru - The World Factbook
Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco; it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the the world's smallest independent republic; situated just 53 km south of the Equator, Nauru is one of the three great
- Nauru - Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Nauru is an island republic in the Pacific Ocean, 42 kilometres south of the equator and 4,000 kilometres northeast of Sydney A raised, fossilised coral atoll, Nauru is one of three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean – the other two being Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia
- Nauru - Phosphate Mining, WWII, Geopolitics | Britannica
Nauru - Phosphate Mining, WWII, Geopolitics: The origin of the first inhabitants of Nauru and when they reached the island remain unknown A long period of relative isolation is believed to account for the distinctiveness of the indigenous language
- Outline of Nauru - Wikipedia
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital It is the least populous member of the United Nations
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