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 District - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
In Alberta, the district (known as municipal districts) acts like a county or a city but not like the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia, all districts and counties are part of census subdivisions of their respective census divisions.
Districts tend to be less urbanised, tend to cover more than one population centre and a larger amount of rural area, and tend to have a smaller population than cities.
A district ("amphoe") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand.
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 Nauru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nauru (pronounced /næˈuː.ɹuː/), officially the Republic of Nauru, is an island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific.
Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its primary economic activity since 1907 has been the export of phosphate mined from the island.
Nauru's climate is hot and extremely humid year-round, because of the proximity of the land to the Equator and the ocean.
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 Nauru
Nauru is a tiny island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Pleasant Island.
Nauru was first settled by Polynesian and Melanesian settlers.
The first European to arrive was Captain John Fearn in 1798, but Nauru continued as an independent island society until it was annexed by Germany in 1888.
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 Districts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
A district (市辖区, pinyin : shì xiá qū) is asubdivision of a city such as cities with equal status to aprovince, sub-provincial cities and prefecture-level cities, and a district is county level status in China.
A district (" amphoe ") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand.
The District of Columbia is the only part of the United States,excluding territories, that is not a located within any of the fifty states.
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 NAURU Information on Government, People, History, Economy, Environment, Development
Nauru's constitution -- adopted on January 29, 1968, and amended on May 17, 1968 -- established it as a republic with a parliamentary system of government.
Nauru is divided into fourteen districts, which are grouped into eight electoral constituencies.
Nauru has also withdrawn from several money-loosing joint ventures (one in India and another in the Philippines) in an attempt to better manage its financial resources.
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 Nauru
Nauru currently houses a detention centre, which holds and processes asylum seekers as part of Australia's Pacific Solution.
On October 1, 2004, the president of Nauru, Ludwig Scotty, declared a state of emergency and dissolved parliament after it failed to pass the national budget.
Nauru's climate is extremely muggy all year round because of its proximity to the Equator.
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 Nauru (09/05)
In 1989 Nauru filed suit against Australia in the International Court of Justice in The Hague for damages caused by mining while the island was under Australian jurisdiction.
Nauru does not currently have an embassy in the United States but does have a UN Mission at 800 2d Ave, Suite 400D, New York, New York 10017 (tel: 212-937-0074, fax: 212-937-0079).
Nauru was admitted to the United Nations in 1999.
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 Nauru Districts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
For Nauru, the draft standard showed fourteen districts with their codes.
Initially a German possession, Nauru was occupied by Australia in 1914-11.
Nauru was occupied by Japan during World War II.
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 Nauru
It is one of the world's smallest independent countries both in terms of population and land area and the smallest independent republic in both terms.
At present, Nauru's days as a banking centre are waning, with anti-avoidance legislation having been introduced and foreign hot money leaving the country.
Nauru's case against the United States is still pending, but preliminary judgments favor the island nation over the superpower.
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 Nauru - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Nauru is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 40km south of the Equator (0º32' S, 166º55' E) and nearly 4,000 km north-east of Sydney.
Nauru has insufficient arable land for its population to be self sufficient in food and after years of high incomes from phosphate mining, when most of the island's needs were imported, the population has lost fishing and horticulture skills possessed by former generations.
Nauru was admitted as the 187th member of the United Nations on 14 September 1999.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/nauru/nauru_brief.html   (1898 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
In 2001 Nauru became host to approximately 1,000 asylum seekers, mostly Afghan, who were intercepted while attempting to enter Australia illegally.
Nauru reportedly received about $10 million in assistance from Australia in exchange for agreeing to house the refugees while their asylum applications are adjudicated.
During 2002 Nauru severed diplomatic recognition with Taiwan and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nauru, north east of Australia and close to the Equator, has the world's highest rate of the disease, but small steps are being taken to reverse the trend.
The Republic of Nauru (pronounced //), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean.
Nauru's climate is extremely humid year-round because of its proximity to the Equator.
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 Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nauru is governed by an elected legislature with a Westminster style Cabinet presided over by a President who is also Head of State.
In November 1914 Nauru was seized by Australian troops and remained in British control until 1921.
Nauru is divided in 14 districts (areas ranging between 0.5 and 3.1 km2, population ranging between 87 and 2,600 inhabitants).
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 Nauru
The Republic of Nauru is a small isolated central Pacific island about 41 Kilometres south of the equator.
Nauru is the only country outside of Australia where the No.1 sport is Australian Football.
Nauru got off to a good start in the 2002 International Cup thrashing Japan in their opening match but a close loss to Great Britain derailed their campaign, losing to Denmark and then putting in a good effort against PNG.
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 Encyclopédie :: encyclopedia : Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nauru est un État du Pacifique occidental, au sud de l'équateur (Micronésie), indépendant depuis 1968, dont le nom officiel est République de Nauru.
Nauru fut d'abord colonisée par des peuples océaniens (civilisation Lapita), des Polynésiens et des Mélanésiens.
Nauru est un membre spécial du Commonwealth et rejoignit les Nations Unies en tant qu'État membre en 1999.
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 Nauru Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper: Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nauru does not have a formal party structure although the 2003 election saw the emergence of the Nauru First party led by David Adeang, which stood on an anti-corruption platform.
Nauru has gone from being one of the wealthiest countries in the world per capita, to the point where its last remaining assets have now been put into receivership.
Nauru is also a member of a sub-regional group of Micronesian countries that co-operate on transport and trade links.
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 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL COUNCIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Nauru Amateur Football Association has been very fortunate as we have had AFL stars and champions visiting us such as Dermot Brereton, Gary Lyon, Gary Ablett, Michael Turner, Paul Couch, Bernie Quinlan, Jarrod Malloy, Simon Hawking and Chris Johnson.
The Nauru Secondary School was invited to take part in the Queensland State Championships in 1998 as a fully fledged competitor, but unfortunately were not able to attend for various reasons.
Over the past week, Nauru's top juniors have been on the Gold Coast for the Queensland under-14 Aussie Rules football championships at Salk Oval, Palm Beach, and have been delighted to be able to play on greener pastures.
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 Nauru - Gurupedia
1798, but Nauru continued as an independent island society, reigned by a king (the most known was King Auweyida), until it was annexed by Germany in 1888 to German New Guinea.
United Nations, which saw Nauru continue under administration by Australia until independence in 1968.
Nauru's climate is extremely muggy all year round because of its proximity to the
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 Elections in Nauru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections in Nauru gives information on election and election results in Nauru.
Nauru elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
Parliament has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Nauru   (187 words)

  
 Nauru - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Much of its past prosperity derived from phosphate due to the large amount of phosphate deposits on the island, believed by one school of thought to be of guano origin but by another to be of marine origin.
Internet TLD.NR Nauru is a special member of the Commonwealth and joined the United Calling Code 674 Nations as a member state in 1999.
Districts Nauru has 14 districts: * Aiwo * Anabar * Anetan * Anibare * Baiti * Boe * Buada * Denigomodu * Ewa * Ijuw * Meneng * Nibok * Uaboe * Yaren Geography Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands.
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 Districts of Nauru - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Districts of Nauru - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Districts of Nauru contains research on
Districts of Nauru, Lists of cities, Lists of subnational entities and Districts.
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 Districts of Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
There are 14 district s in the Republic of Nauru.
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Nauru".
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 WHEREAS we the people of Nauru a
The executive authority of Nauru is vested in a Cabinet constituted as provided by this Part and the Cabinet has the general direction and control of the government of Nauru.
A person born in Nauru on or after the thirty-first day of January One thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight is a Nauruan citizen if, at the date of his birth he would not, but for the provisions of this Article, have the nationality of any country.
In this Constitution, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the holder of an office by an expression designating his office shall be construed as including, to the extent of his authority, a reference to a person for the time being authorised to exercise the powers or perform the functions of that office.
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 Top 20 Encyclopedia
The first districts (Algoma, Nipissing were created by the Province of Canada in 1858 prior to Confederation for the delivery of judicial and provincial government services to sparsely populated areas from the district seat (e.g.
India's districts are local administrative units inherited from the British Raj.
Districts in Alaska are the equivalent of a county or parish in the Lower 48 states.
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 Districts of Luxembourg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Administratively Luxembourg is divided into three districts, which are subdivided into canton s: # Diekirch (district) #
Mersch The cantons were created in the early 1840s.
In 1857 the district of Mersch was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange, but it was abolished in 1967.
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 Nauru - Wikimedia Commons
en: Nauru is a small republic in Oceania.
de: Nauru ist eine kleine Republik in Ozeanien.
Nauru seen from the air, demonstrating how much of the island has been mined away by the phosphate mining
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