Outline of Nauru
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The Republic of Nauru is a 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 center. 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]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Nauru:
[edit] General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Nauru
- Official English country name: The Republic of Nauru
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Nauruan
- Demonym(s): Nauruans
- Etymology: Name of Nauru
- ISO country codes: NR, NRU, 520
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .nr
[edit] Geography of Nauru
- Nauru is: a country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
- South Pacific
- Time zone: UTC+12
- Extreme points of Nauru
- High: Command Ridge 71 m (233 ft)
- Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 30 km
- Population of Nauru: 10,000 - 214th most populous country
- Area of Nauru: 21 km2
- Atlas of Nauru
[edit] Environment of Nauru
- Climate of Nauru
- Environmental issues in Nauru
- Ecoregions in Nauru
- Renewable energy in Nauru
- Geology of Nauru
- Protected areas of Nauru
- Wildlife of Nauru
[edit] Natural geographic features of Nauru
- Fjords of Nauru: None
- Glaciers of Nauru: None
- Islands of Nauru: Nauru Island is an island nation
- Lakes of Nauru
- Mountains of Nauru
- Volcanoes in Nauru: None
- Rivers of Nauru
- Waterfalls of Nauru: None
- Valleys of Nauru: None
- World Heritage Sites in Nauru: None
[edit] Regions of Nauru
[edit] Ecoregions of Nauru
[edit] Administrative divisions of Nauru
[edit] Districts of Nauru
[edit] Municipalities of Nauru
- Capital of Nauru: the Yaren District is the defacto capital of Nauru
- Cities of Nauru
[edit] Demography of Nauru
[edit] Government and politics of Nauru
- Main article: Government of Nauru and Politics of Nauru
- Form of government:
- Capital of Nauru: Capital of Nauru
- Elections in Nauru
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Nauru
- Political scandals of Nauru
- Taxation in Nauru - There are no personal taxes in Nauru.
[edit] Branches of the government of Nauru
[edit] Executive branch of the government of Nauru
- Head of state/Head of government: President of Nauru Marcus Stephen
- Capital of Nauru: the Yaren District is the defacto capital of Nauru
[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Nauru
[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Nauru
[edit] Foreign relations of Nauru
[edit] International organization membership
The Republic of Nauru is a member of:[1]
[edit] Law and order in Nauru
- Capital punishment in Nauru
- Constitution of Nauru
- Crime in Nauru
- Human rights in Nauru
- Law enforcement in Nauru
[edit] Military of Nauru
Nauru has no regular military forces. Nauru's defense is the responsibility of Australia.
[edit] Local government in Nauru
[edit] History of Nauru
- Main article: History of Nauru, Timeline of the history of Nauru, and Current events of Nauru
[edit] Culture of Nauru
- Architecture of Nauru
- Cuisine of Nauru
- Ethnic minorities in Nauru
- Festivals in Nauru
- Humor in Nauru
- Languages of Nauru
- Media in Nauru
- National symbols of Nauru
- People of Nauru
- Prostitution in Nauru
- Public holidays in Nauru
- Records of Nauru
- Religion in Nauru
- World Heritage Sites in Nauru: None
[edit] Art in Nauru
- Art in Nauru
- Cinema of Nauru
- Literature of Nauru
- Music of Nauru
- Television in Nauru
- Theatre in Nauru
[edit] Sports in Nauru
[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Nauru
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 189th (one hundred and eighty ninth)
[edit] Education in Nauru
[edit] Infrastructure of Nauru
[edit] See also
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Nauruan language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Nauru-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Nauru-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geography
- Outline of Oceania
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Nauru". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nr.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Republic of Nauru Permanent Mission to the United Nations. Retrieved 2006-05-10.
- ^ "Australia ends 'Pacific Solution'". BBC News. 8 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7229764.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
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- Nauru, Permanent Mission to the United Nations
- Asian Development Bank Country Economic Report, Nauru, November 2007
- Our Airline - the former Air Nauru
- Discover Nauru The Official Nauru Tourism Website
- CenPac - The ISP of the Republic of Nauru
- Radio program "This American Life" featured a 30-minute story on Nauru
- Nauru at the Open Directory Project
- High resolution aerial views of Nauru on Google Maps
- Nauru country information on globalEDGE
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