Independence Year : 1968
Population : 12000
Life Expectancy : 60.8
Capital : 2728
GNP : 197.00
GNP Old : 0.00
Local Name : Naoero/Nauru
Government Form : Republic
Location : Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Terrain : Raised coral reef with sandy beaches rises to a fertile but narrow ring around a phosphate plateau in the center
Climate : Tropical, rainy season (November to February)
Ethnic Group : Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
Religions : Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic).
Official Website :
www.discovernauru.com
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General Information - Nauru
Background
The smallest republic in the world, with a single island of just 21 sq km. Therfore this page is also very small but well-elaborated.
Nauru achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999.
Revenues of the island have come from exports of phosphates, but reserves are nearing exhaustion in 2005. Since few other resources exist Nauru relies on imports for almost everything, mainly from Australia, the islands former occupier and later major source of support. In 2001 Nauru signed an agreement with Australia to accommodate more than 1000 asylum seekers on the island, in return for millions of dollars in aid.
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