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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 has used its position as a member of the UN to gain financial support from both Taiwan and the People's Republic of China by changing its position on the political status of Taiwan.
		Nauru's climate is hot and extremely humid year-round, because of the proximity of the land to the Equator and the ocean.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nauru (3445 words)

	Nauru - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Nauru
		Nauru was placed under Australian administration by the League of Nations in 1920, with the UK and New Zealand as cotrustees.
		Internal self-government was attained in 1966, and in 1968, on achieving full independence, Nauru became a ‘special member’ of the Commonwealth, with no direct representation at meetings of heads of government.
		Nauru's residual phosphate supplies, which have earned $80 million a year, were due to run out in 1995 and an economic diversification programme had been launched.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Nauru (760 words)

	NAURU
		Nauru (pronounced nah-oo’-roo) in the South Pacific Basin is one of the world’s tiniest nations with a total land area of just over 8 square miles.
		Nauru is administered by a president chosen by the popularly elected 18-member legislative council.
		Nauru will accept applications for unrestricted licenses or for in-house type banks but in practice the authorities are unwilling to grant unrestricted licenses to anybody other than an existing bank and would also impose a requirement that the applicant set up an office and associated infrastructure in Nauru.
	www.offshore-manual.com /taxhavens/Nauru.html (829 words)

	EUROPA - Development - Countries - Nauru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nauru is a single raised atoll in the Central Pacific, almost midway between Australia and Hawaii.
		Nauru lacks the money to perform the basic functions of government and education and health sectors have deteriorated and suffer from a chronic shortage of skilled staff.
		Nauru is a member of the Pacific Island Forum and as such is part of the recently approved Umbrella Agreement including Australia and New Zealand, called the “Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations” (PACER).
	europa.eu.int /comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=nr&lng=en&status=new (1061 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Nauru loses contact with the world
		Nauru, an isolated speck in the southwest Pacific with a population of 12,000, is in a "critical situation", according to the last message received by the outside world.
		Nauru's telephone system collapsed on 8 January amid political chaos, and since then the island has only been contactable when ships equipped with satellite telephones made stops there, the AFP news agency reported.
		Nauru's diplomats in New Zealand confirmed to the agency that apart from these few calls, they had been unable to contact home for weeks.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2787401.stm (449 words)

	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.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm (2015 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Australasia and Oceania - Oceania - Nauru
		Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic and is situated in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands and 41 km south of the equator.
		Nauru is one of the Pacific's main phosphate islands.
		The climate of Nauru is hot and tropical with one main wet season that runs from November to February.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/australasia-oceania/oceania/nauru (447 words)

	Nauru
		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).
	flagspot.net /flags/nr.html (1255 words)

	Nauru - Wikitravel
		Nauru is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands and is the world's smallest independent republic.
		Nauru's phosphate deposits, which occupied about 90% of the island, began to be mined early in the 20th century by a German-British consortium.
		However, national carrier Air Nauru has been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy for years and had its last remaining plane impounded in December 2005; the future of flights to Nauru is unclear.
	wikitravel.org /en/Nauru (778 words)

	Charting the Pacific - Places
		Nauru has adopted a republican system based on a national parliament of 18 members elected by popular vote for a three year term.
		Nauru has accepted in 2001 the request from Australia to host asylum seekers to be processed there (the so-called "Pacific solution").
		Nauru is one of the three 'rock phosphate' islands of the Pacific, the others being Banaba (Kiribati) and Makatea (French Polynesia).
	www.abc.net.au /ra/pacific/places/country/nauru.htm (670 words)

	Asian Development Outlook 2005 - Nauru - ADB.org
		Nauru continued its reliance on Australian financial and technical assistance in 2004 as phosphate production contracted and trust fund assets went into receivership.
		Checks drawn on government accounts with the state-owned and technically insolvent Bank of Nauru remained worthless; and the shrinking of the NPRT investment portfolio meant that the Government could no longer rely on direct drawdowns from trust funds and collateralization of their assets as the principal means of funding a budget deficit.
		Pelagic fish are abundant in Nauru’s exclusive economic zone, and revenues can be expected from fishing licenses issued to several deepwater fishing nations, though this is an inherently volatile revenue source that is difficult to predict.
	www.adb.org /Documents/Books/ADO/2005/nau.asp (1638 words)

	chilout : children out of detention
		Nauru is one of the "Pacific Solution" destinations, covered by a memorandum of understanding the Australian Government signed with the Republic of Nauru, in December 2001.
		Nauru's challenge, heard by the High Court yesterday, was not defended by the Government - a situation described by Justice Michael Kirby as "remarkable, bordering on astonishing".
		Nauru developed the highest rate of diabetes in the world as a result of a lack of exercise - the phosphate mining work was done by visiting islander labourers - and a poor diet.
	www.chilout.org /information/nauru.html (4063 words)

	NAURU, Travel and Tourism: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations
		Nauru was the leader in opening up the glories of the Central Pacific to travellers by estabilshing the region's first modern international airline.
		Nauru is unique in regards to fishing as it is surrounded by very deep water and most pelagic species can be caught a stone throw from the reef.
		Air Nauru is the national airlines of the country and connect it with Pohnpei, Manila, Guam, Tarawa, Suva-Nadi, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.
	www.un.int /nauru/tourism.html (486 words)

	Nauru
		Nauru existed as an independent island society until it was annexed by Germany in 1888 as part of the Marshall Islands Protectorate.
		Nauru is made up of the raised central plateau surrounded by a fertile coastal fringe.
		Guests also have access to Nauru's nine hole golf course, deep sea fishing, snorkelling, scuba diving on the reef and island tours of the mined areas.
	www.janeresture.com /nauru (674 words)

	Nauru map and information page by World Atlas
		Nauru, the world's smallest republic, is a small oval shaped coral island, located just 25 miles south of the Equator.
		In 1899, a British company discovered that Nauru was almost solid phosphate, and the subsequent mining of that valuable substance has long been the major economic activity on the island.
		Nauru has limited tourism activities, however, those in the know recognize the diving and fishing conditions here are world class.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/oceania/nr.htm (390 words)

	Wikinfo \| Nauru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Nauru (949 words)

	Case Study
		Nauru's phosphate can be described as a cash crop, because it is the only resource with which the island can sustain an economy.
		The stated goal was that Nauru desired compensation from Australia for the environmental damage that resulted from the mining of the phosphate that took place prior to Nauru's independence in 1968.
		The Republic of Nauru and Australia settled their responsibility case outside of the International Court of Justice (where preliminary rulings had taken place) and agreed to a settlement on August 20, 1993.
	www.american.edu /projects/mandala/TED/NAURU.htm (2470 words)

	Nauru News
		Investigators in Nauru have recommended that a number of former ministers be charged with alleged involvement in the sale of Nauruan passports.
		Nauru is facing a legal battle to win back control of the $US74 million left over after receivers sold off all the Australian properties of the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust.
		The Nauru government says it is hoping to gain some valuable advice on financial reform at a meeting of economic minister from the Pacific.
	www.topix.net /world/nauru (595 words)

	Nauru
		Nauru (pronounced NAH-oo-roo) is an island in the Pacific just south of the equator, about 2,500 mi (4,023 km) southwest of Honolulu.
		Nauru appealed to the International Court of Justice to compensate for the damage from almost a century of phosphate strip-mining by foreign companies.
		Nauru - Nauru, officially Republic of Nauru, atoll and independent republic (2005 est.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107816.html (705 words)

	Nauru on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		NAURU [Nauru], officially Republic of Nauru, atoll and independent republic (2005 est.
		Nauru was important for its high-grade phosphate deposits, now depleted; the possibilty of mining the residual deposits is being explored.
		Nauru bows to US and shuts down its banks; Pacific tax haven acts after claims that terrorists have used its services.(Business)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nauru.asp (547 words)

	Nauru Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper: Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/naurupaper.html (2188 words)

	Nauru: Tutte le informazioni su Nauru su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nauru: Tutte le informazioni su Nauru su Encyclopedia.it
		Nauru è uno stato indipendente (dal 1968) dell'Oceania su una sola isola di 21km
		Nauru è famosa per esser stata sede di grandi depositi di guano, che ormai 2004 sfruttati, non rendono più, per cui il paese è in gran parte privo di risorse.
	www.encyclopedia.it /n/na/nauru.html (77 words)

	Nauru
		Discovered by Captain John Fearn in 1798, the Republic of Nauru is north of the Solomon Islands and just south of the equator.
		In 1940 Nauru was occupied by the Japanese and 1200 Nauruans were deported to Truk.
		The Nauru Genealogy Project is in need of volunteers to host query boards, provide look-up resources, transcribe data, etc...
	www.micronesiagenweb.com /islands/nauru (383 words)

	Nauru
		Nauru, a coral island of only 21 square kilometres in the central Pacific, and with a population of around 10,000, faces many challenges to economic development.
		Nauru has almost exhausted its phosphate resources and the government owned Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) is no longer exporting commercial quantities of phosphate.
		The Bank of Nauru is almost insolvent and the country relies on importing capital on to the island.
	www.ausaid.gov.au /country/country.cfm?CountryId=21 (266 words)

	Nauru
		The Republic of Nauru, with a coastline of 30 kilometres, is just one island located north of the Solomon Islands and just south of the equator.
		The population of Nauru is just 9,500 with the majority being Nauruans.
		During the early 1800's, Nauru was a base for American whalers.
	www.hideawayholidays.com.au /nauru.htm (230 words)

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