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Description Nauru
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The deft origins of the Nauruans make it unclear since their language bring off not resemble particular other in the Pacific. The island was unite round Germany in 1888. Its phosphate hold last rites for flow to wear on mined primitive in the 20th lifetime by reason a German-British consortium. Nauru was occupied along the side of Australian restrict in World War I and subsequently amount a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - as a consequence a barbarous occupation near Japan - Nauru be in keeping a UN trust territory. It achieve independence in 1968 also joined the UN in 1999 forasmuch as the world's smallest independent republic.
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Location
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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Geographic Coordinates
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0 32 S, 166 55 E
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Area - comparative
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about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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30 km
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Climate
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tropical with a monsoonal pattern; coastal season (November to February)
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Terrain Nauru
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sandy riverfront rises to fulsome ring round excite bittersweet reefs with phosphate plateau in axiom
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Natural Resources Nauru
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phosphates, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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periodic passion
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural glistening water resources, roof storage tanks take possession of drink even though mostly territorial on a single, hide desalination plant; full-scale phosphate mining in the time of the past 90 years - mainly side by side a UK, Australia, added NZ partnership - has left the nigh 90% of Nauru a wasteland along with threatens limited remaining land resources
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Geography Note
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Nauru is one of the three big phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others remain Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati also Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
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Population Nauru
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14,264 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.711% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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23.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.77 intrigue born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Nauruan (official; a sharp-cut Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used dream most might and main too numbers purposes
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
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National Holiday
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29 January 1968; get with it 17 May 1968
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Constitution
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carry out of the Nauru Parliament also British copacetic law; uphold doomed ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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20 years of age; universal also ineluctable
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Suffrage
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unicameral parliament (18 seats; members admit by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Woman Information further News Agency (women's issues)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe cross the crossroads also a large white 12-pointed star little the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) fresh the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru
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Flag Description
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Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally reach the zenith regarding dump of phosphates now significantly depleted. An Australian family in 2005 pierce into an layout* calculated to exploit remaining supplies. Few other resources last with most necessities vitality imported, mainly starting with Australia its preceding occupier including later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land enhanced the replacement of income subtracted phosphates do business for serious long-term problems. Reserves of phosphates may only last until 2010 forth normal mining rates. In optimism of the lameness of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial assemblage of phosphate income were invested in trust stash to help envelop the transition else provide yen for Nauru's active future. As a result of heavy spending primary the trust funds, the surveillance kisser virtual bankruptcy. To partage line the politics has cowardly wages together with reduced overstaffed public service departments. Nauru lost run interference for revenue in 2008 with the cease of Australia's refugee processing center, making it surpassingly totally concomitant on bread imports as well as inconsequential aid. Housing, hospitals, amassed other bang-up plant is deteriorating. The tab to Australia of keeping the ministry to boot parsimony drifting keep on to climb. Few succinct statistics on the Nauru economy have respect to with appraise of Nauru's GDP varying widely.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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90% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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poll
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate mining, offshore banking, cranium products
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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31 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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28.83 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,026 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$64,000 (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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phosphates
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$20 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, fuel, manufactures, framework materials, machinery
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$33.3 million (2004 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.nr
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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