Overview of and topical guide to Nauru
The Flag of Nauru
The location of Nauru
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nauru:
Nauru – sovereign island nation located in the Micronesian South Pacific .[1] Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati , 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. 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 .
Initially inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, Nauru was annexed and designated a colony by Germany in the late 19th century, and became a mandate territory administered by Australia , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom following World War I . The island was occupied by Japan during World War II , and after the war entered into trusteeship again. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.
Nauru is a phosphate rock island , and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island.[2] With the exhaustion of phosphate reserves, its environment severely degraded by mining, and the trust established to manage the island's wealth significantly reduced in value, the government of Nauru has resorted to unusual measures to obtain income. In the 1990s, Nauru briefly became a tax haven and money laundering centre. Since 2001, it accepted aid from the Australian government; in exchange for this aid, Nauru housed, until early 2008, an offshore detention centre that held and processed asylum seekers trying to enter Australia .[3]
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of Nauru
Geography of Nauru
Geography of Nauru
Environment of Nauru
An enlargeable satellite image of Nauru
Natural geographic features of Nauru
Islands of Nauru: Nauru consists in a single island
Lakes of Nauru: one: Buada Lagoon [4]
Mountains of Nauru: none
Rivers of Nauru: none[4]
World Heritage Sites in Nauru: none
Regions of Nauru
Regions of Nauru
Ecoregions of Nauru
List of ecoregions in Nauru
Administrative divisions of Nauru
Administrative divisions of Nauru
Districts of Nauru
Districts of Nauru
Municipalities of Nauru
Municipalities of Nauru
Demography of Nauru
Demographics of Nauru
Government and politics of Nauru
Politics of Nauru
Branches of the government of Nauru
Government of Nauru
Executive branch of the government of Nauru
Legislative branch of the government of Nauru
Judicial branch of the government of Nauru
Court system of Nauru
Foreign relations of Nauru
Foreign relations of Nauru
International organisation membership
The Republic of Nauru is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Nauru
Law of Nauru
Military of Nauru
Nauru has no regular military forces. Nauru's defence is the responsibility of Australia.
Local government in Nauru
Local government in Nauru
History of Nauru
History of Nauru
Culture of Nauru
Culture of Nauru
Art in Nauru
Sports in Nauru
Sports in Nauru
Economy and infrastructure of Nauru
Economy of Nauru
Education in Nauru
Education in Nauru
Infrastructure of Nauru
See also
Nauru
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Nauru