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 Nauru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Nauru (pronounced /næˈuː.ɹuː/), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean.
Nauru currently houses a detention centre, which holds and processes asylum seekers as part of Australia's Pacific Solution.
Nauru's climate is extremely humid year-round because of its proximity to the Equator.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nauru   (1224 words)

  
 NAURU FACTS AND INFORMATION
The Republic of Nauru (pronounced //), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific_Ocean.
Nauru currently houses a detention centre, which holds and processes asylum_seekers as part of Australia's Pacific_Solution.
Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific_Ocean, south of the Marshall_Islands.
www.palfacts.com /Nauru   (1101 words)

  
 Nauru deal cements Australia's Pacific incarceration policy
The deal is in line with the Howard government’s increasingly interventionist policy in the South Pacific region, which began with its September 1999 military intervention in East Timor and escalated sharply in the wake of last year’s invasion of Iraq.
Nauru is less important than East Timor, PNG and the Solomon Islands to the economic and military goals of Australia’s corporate elite.
Nauru, the smallest republic in the world with a population of around 12,000, is economically bankrupt and faces an environmental catastrophe.
www.wsws.org /articles/2004/apr2004/naur-a26.shtml   (1364 words)

  
 Nauru (09/05)
Nauru is a small oval-shaped island in the western Pacific Ocean, located just 42 kilometers (26 mi.) south of the Equator.
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 reportedly received about $10 million in assistance from Australia in exchange for agreeing to house the refugees while their asylum applications are adjudicated.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm   (1990 words)

  
 Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Republic of Nauru (pronounced nah-OO-roo), formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean.
In 1947, a trusteeship was approved by the United Nations.
Nauru's climate is extremely muggy year-round because of its proximity to the Equator.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nauru.htm   (1137 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.
Nauru is divided in 14 districts (areas ranging between 0.5 and 3.1 km2, population ranging between 87 and 2,600 inhabitants).
The star is set in the vertical line 1/4 of the fly from the hoist, touching the the yellow stripe with upper ray.
flagspot.net /flags/nr.html   (1255 words)

  
 Paradise for Sale: CHAPTER TWO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nauru came under the German Protectorate on April 16, 1888, and a ban on firearms was declared.
Nauru was now a part of this system; the traders had to pay a tax to conduct business on Nauru, and each islander had to pay a head tax in copra.
Although Nauru had missed the era of "flbirding," or the roundup of natives for the slave trade, because of its remoteness and small size, good labor was in short supply throughout the western Pacific.
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 NAURU, Country Information: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nauru to the United Nations
Nauru shares an overwhelming geographic isolation with her scattered island neighbours.
In that same year, Nauru became a Special Member of the Commonwealth and was then accepted as a Full Member of the Commonwealth in 1999.
Nauru's victory against Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in the International Court of Justice in 1993 marks an important point in the history of Nauru.
www.un.int /nauru/country.html   (773 words)

  
 Nauru article - Nauru republic Pacific Ocean phosphate guano Australia refugee Detail - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Between 1999 and 2003, a series of no-confidence votes and elections meant René Harris and Bernard Dowiyogo led the country for alternating periods.
Unfortunately, in the 1990s mismanagement and corruption ruined the once substantial savings of the island government, and in recent years the island went broke.
Nauru article - Nauru definition - what means Nauru
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Nauru   (845 words)

  
 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Nauru government takes tough line on activists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Government of Nauru says it is prepared to jail participants in the Flotilla of Hope who are heading to the island to draw international attention to the plight of asylum seekers detained there.
In a statement, the Nauru Government says it will be suspending the Law of the Sea right to innocent passage and vessels from the flotilla entering Nauru's territorial waters will be impounded and sold.
The statement says Nauru is a remote and isolated island surrounded by a dangerous reef and shark infested waters and Nauru would be incapable of mounting any search and rescue operations.
www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1107935.htm   (217 words)

  
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In the medium sized Pacific states, government would have to be tailored to the needs of populations of 100,000 to 500,000 (the size of a small to medium city in industrial countries) to enjoy economic and hence true independence.
The tying of the Pacific franc to a French franc at an overvalued rate is a major cause of economic stagnation in the French Pacific as it is in West Africa.
Pacific budgets thus openly recognise that aid is fungible; that is, it can be spent by governments on their recurrent programmes rather than on development.
www.cis.org.au /issueanalysis/ia33/ia33.htm   (11760 words)

  
 NAURU Economic Overview
Radio Nauru offers program of traditional culture, information and classical and modern music, as well as island music.
The Pacific Island of Nauru used to be idyllic.
Nauru was the leader in opening up the glories of the Central Pacific to travellers by establishing the region's first modern international airline.
www.un.int /nauru/economic.html   (214 words)

  
 Nauru Pacific Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nauru Pacific Line (NPL) is a national shipping line of Nauru.
It has 5 own and 2 leased ships, which drive on all Oceania.
See also Nauru Phosphate Corporation, Nauru, Pacific Forum Line
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nauru_Pacific_Line   (77 words)

  
 Nauru Pacific Line -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Nauru Pacific Line (NPL) is a national shipping line of (A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands) Nauru.
It has 5 own and 2 leased ships, which drive on all (A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)) Oceania.
See also (Click link for more info and facts about Nauru Phosphate Corporation) Nauru Phosphate Corporation, (A small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands) Nauru, (Click link for more info and facts about Pacific Forum Line) Pacific Forum Line
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/nauru_pacific_line.htm   (136 words)

  
 ABC Asia Pacific - News - Nauru hunger strike alarms Australian politicians
Australia's opposition Labor Party has called for an urgent briefing from the government after reports three Iraqis detained on the Pacific Island nation of Nauru are on a hunger strike.
The minister's office says all 56 Iraqis detained on Nauru under the government's so-called Pacific Solution policy have been assessed by the immigration department and are not regarded as refugees.
Leader of Australia's Democrats Party, Senator Andrew Bartlett, says by using Nauru to isolate the asylum seekers from outside support, the Australian government is sending a poor message to the Pacific region.
abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1132423.htm   (203 words)

  
 Living in Nauru, Part of the Pacific Islands Profile @ EscapeArtist.com
Nauru - a Tax Haven - Nauru - a Tax Haven - Information about the republic's status as a potential tax haven.
Nauru president places first call on new island phone system - Nauru president places first call on new island phone system - The telephone system in Nauru.
Phosphate mining in Nauru - Phosphate mining in Nauru - Case study of the damage caused by mining.
www.escapeartist.com /nauru/nauru.htm   (930 words)

  
 Nauru: Tiny, Rich Island Lurches Toward Bankruptcy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nauru is most known for its phosphate, a chemical compound used as
Nauru as one of four Pacific nations which were the focus of a
Still, the mood in Nauru is one of "cautious optimism," she says.
forests.org /archive/spacific/nauruenv.htm   (1051 words)

  
 Pacific Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean.
All nine members of the previous administration led by President Ludwig Scotty retained their seats in the snap election while seven of the nine opposition MPs in the 18-seat parliament were tossed out.
Nauru once ranked among the world's wealthiest countries per capita thanks to rich phosphate deposits.
www.pacificmagazine.net /pmalmanac/pmprofile.php?pmalmanacid=0013   (397 words)

  
 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Nauru takes hard line on yacht protesters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Two protest yachts on their way to Nauru are hoping to avoid a possible confrontation with the island's government.
The so-called Flotilla Of Hope is due to arrive in Nauru waters at the weekend.
The Nauru government says it is opposed to the presence of the protest vessels and is suspending the yachts' right of innocent passage under the law of the sea to keep them out of Nauru's territorial waters.
www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_1131554.htm   (204 words)

  
 Scoop: Pacific Forum Line — new appointment for NZer
The Pacific Forum Line was established by the South Pacific Forum in 1977 as both a commercial shipping company and an instrument for regional development.
The PFL is owned by twelve Pacific Island Forum shareholding countries, including Tonga, Fiji, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Niue and the Marshall Islands.
His contribution is recognised by the Board of the PFL and appreciated by the New Zealand Government”.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0103/S00285.htm   (583 words)

  
 -- Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nauru's phosphate deposits began to be mined early in the 20th century by a German-British consortium; the island was occupied by Australian forces in World War I. Upon achieving independence in 1968, Nauru became the smallest independent republic in the world; it joined the UN in 1999.
Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income have been invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future.
www.highways.tv /countries/geos/nr.html   (870 words)

  
 Index Ha
He was chairman of the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation at the time of his death.
He had some 20 years of hands-on experience of Nauru's leading industry, phosphate mining and export, and served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nauru Phosphate Corporation from 1992 to 1995.
Nauru, which had been a special member of the Commonwealth since 1968, acceded to full membership of the association on May 1, 1999.
www.rulers.org /indexh1.html   (19340 words)

  
 Nauru Pacific Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nauru Pacific Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 16:16, 16 Apr 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Nauru Pacific Line contains research on
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Nauru_Pacific_Line   (99 words)

  
 Pacific Forum Line Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pacific Forum Line Info - Bored Net - Boredom
Pacific Forum Line (PFL) is a national shipping line of Nauru.
The other shipping line in Nauru is the Nauru Pacific Line.
www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/p/pa/pacific_forum_line.html   (41 words)

  
 Marshall Islands Country Guide - Travel - International - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
There are taxis and hotel transport from the airport to the town.
Cruise: Royal Viking Line and the Asuka Cruise Ship sometimes call at Majuro port, but not on a regular basis.
Boats can be rented from companies on the islands for sightseeing, diving tours, picnics, game fishing, snorkelling, water-skiing and other boating activities.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/mnq/mnq090.asp?RegionsMenu=Down   (262 words)

  
 Nauru - Biocrawler definition:Nauru - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
"Nauru Island: Far Side Of Paradise" (http://www.monitor.net/monitor/0304a/nauru.html), Albion Monitor, 26 April, 2003
Radio program "This American Life" featured a 30-minute story on Nauru" (http://207.70.82.73/pages/descriptions/03/253.html)
You can find it there under the keyword Nauru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nauruandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Nauru   (1207 words)

  
 Pacific Forum Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pacific Forum Line - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 19:51, 10 Jun 2004.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Pacific Forum Line contains research on
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pacific_Forum_Line   (70 words)

  
 Marshall Islands Fast Facts for Scuba Diving Travelers
Geography: The Marshall Islands consist of two almost parallel chains of atolls and islands and lie west of the International Date Line.
The eastern Ratak (Sunrise) Chain consists of 15 atolls and islands, and the western Ralik (Sunset) Chain consists of 16 atolls and islands.
Shipping lines servicing the Marshalls include Matson Lines, Daiwa Lines, Tiger Lines, Nauru Pacific Line and Philippine, Micronesia and Orient Line.
www.divetravel.info /destinations/pacific/marshallislands_fastfacts.htm   (949 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Portals to the World - Annotated directory of selected on-line resources provided by the US Library of Congress.
The Republic of Nauru - Detailed concise information about the republic, including a map.
Republik Naoero [Nauru] Forum Chat Room - A bulletin board hosted at Delphi with messages and chat in Nauruan and English.
dmoz.org /Regional/Oceania/Nauru   (102 words)

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