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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.
The first European to arrive was Captain John Fearn in 1798, but Nauru continued as an independent island society, reigned by a king (the most widely known being King Auweyida), until it was annexed by Germany in 1888 to German New Guinea.
Nauru's climate is extremely humid year-round because of its proximity to the Equator.
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 biology - Special distinctions of Nauru
Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic in terms of population and land area.
Nauru was colonized by the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany and Japan.
Nauru has one of the highest rates of obesity in the world.
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 Foreign relations of Nauru -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Nauru was admitted to the (An organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security) United Nations in 1999.
Nauru reportedly received about $10 million in assistance from Australia in exchange for agreeing to house the refugees while their asylum applications are adjudicated.
However, that aid has not been delivered and Nauru's formal and traditional leaders are now looking to (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan and China for assistance.
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 Encyclopedia: Nauru
The Nauru detention centre is an asylum seeker detention and processing centre on the tiny island nation of Nauru.
Nauru (Lat/Long 0 32 S, 166 55 E) is a tiny phosphate rock island located in the South Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands in Oceania.
Nauru has one 24 km paved road that circles the island and a dirt track that leads to the Nauru Phosphate Corporation stockpile and offices.
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 Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The first European to arrive was Captain John Fearn in 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.Mining of its extensive phosphate reserves began early in the 20thcentury.
Nauru is a special member of the Commonwealth andjoined the United Nations as a member state in 1999.
Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean,south of the Marshall Islands.
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 Nauru
Main article: Geography of Nauru Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands.
Nauru is currently battling the United States in Australian court over an underground agreement gone sour.
Community of [[Aiwo, from east]] Main article: Culture of Nauru The island's traditional culture is all but vanished: Nauru is considered to be one of the most Westernized of the Pacific islands.
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Nauru's climate is extremely muggy all year round because of its proximity to the Equator.
Unfortunately, in the 1990s mismanagement and corruption ruined the once substantial savings of the island government, and in recent years the island went broke.
The national sport is Australian Rules Football, but Nauru has had international success in weightlifting.
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 Nauru
Nauru is a small island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Pleasant Island.
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.
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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 Wikinfo | Nauru
In 2001 Nauru became host to approximately 1,000 asylum seekers, mostly Afghan, who were intercepted while attempting to enter Australia illegally.
During 2002 Nauru severed diplomatic recognition with Taiwan and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
Images, some of which are used under the doctrine of Fair use or used with permission, may not be available.
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 Nauru - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
Republik NaoeroRepublic of Nauru (In Detail) ''National motto: God's Will First'' Official_languagesEnglish, Nauruan CapitalNo official Capital¹ PresidentRené_Harris Area - Total - % waterRanked 192nd 21 km²Negligible Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 191st12,329 213/km² IndependenceJanuary_31, 1968 CurrencyAustralian_dollar Time_zoneUTC +12 National_anthemNauru_Bwiema Internet TLD.NR Calling Code674 (1) Yaren is the largest settlement.
''Main article: Geography_of_Nauru'' Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific_Ocean, south of the Marshall_Islands.
''Main article: Culture_of_Nauru'' The island's traditional culture is all but vanished: Nauru is considered to be one of the most Westernized of the Pacific islands.
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 air nauru
Air Nauru is the national airline of the Pacific island Republic of Nauru.
It is subsidized almost entirely by the state; however, the island's chronic economic troubles have caused the airline to lose large amounts of money and to occasionally become insolvent.
The current President of Nauru receives monthly kidney dialysis in Melbourne and senior cabinet members and diplomats travel frequently to and from the country to visit international summits and other meetings.
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 Nauru - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Case Concerining Certain Phosphate Lands in Nauru (Nauru V. Australia): Preliminary Objections (Reports of Judgments, Advisory Opinions and Orders 1992)
Pre-mining pattern of soils on Nauru, Central Pacific (1).
Nauru 1888-1900: An account in German and English based on official records of the Colonial Section of the German Foreign Office held by the Deutsches Zentralarchiv in Potsdam
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 Nauru: 3D View of the Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Nauru Formerly Pleasant Island An island country of the central Pacific Ocean just south of the equator and west of Kiribati.
See live article   Special distinctions of Nauru Because of Nauru's small size and colorful history, the country enjoys a number of distinctions; some are commendable, some are dubious.
Jane's Nauru Home Page - Jane's Nauru Home Page Detailed information on Nauru including contemporary and historical perspectives as well as historical picture galleries and traditional Nauru images of village life, phosphate mining and World War 2 battle for Nauru.
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 Webster's Online Dictionary - The Rosetta Edition
SPECIAL DUTY ON GOODS IMPORTED INTO ISLANDS OF THE DODECANESE GROUP FROM COUNTRIES ABROAD AND FROM THE REST OF GREECE
SPECIAL DUTY ON INCOME FROM BUILDINGS SITUATED IN THE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE CAPITAL CITY
SPECIAL LOANS SHALL BE REPAID ONLY AFTER THE OTHER DEBTS OF THE BANK HAVE BEEN SETTLED
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 wikien.info: Nauru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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Nauru (pronounced nah-OO-roo) is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Pleasant Island.
Following World War I it became a League of Nations Mandate territory in 1920 administered by Australia.
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 Nauru - Biocrawler definition:Nauru - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
"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).
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