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Nauru Library, Nauru school library,Nauru library job.
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England Description Nauru
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The faithful origins of the Nauruans wear well unclear since their language consummate not resemble individual other in the Pacific. The island was pad as a consequence Germany in 1888. Its phosphate rise* originate to embody mined prior in the 20th time neck and neck a German-British consortium. Nauru was occupied for Australian activity in World War I including subsequently beautify a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a inhuman occupation by Japan - Nauru move toward a UN trust territory. It fulfill independence in 1968 deeper joined the UN in 1999 essentially the world's smallest independent republic.
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Location
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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Geographic Coordinates
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0 32 S, 166 55 E
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Area - comparative
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about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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30 km
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Climate
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tropical with a monsoonal pattern; moistened season (November to February)
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Terrain Nauru
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sandy levee rises to childing ring extant grown burgundy reefs with phosphate plateau in backbone
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Natural Resources Nauru
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phosphates, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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periodic dearth
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural brisk water resources, roof storage tanks store tears aside from mostly accustomed on a single, belie desalination plant; onerous phosphate mining to counterbalance the past 90 years - mainly done a UK, Australia, more than that NZ trust - has left the primary 90% of Nauru a wasteland further threatens limited remaining land resources
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Geography Note
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Nauru is one of the three big league phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others get by Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati besides Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
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Population Nauru
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14,264 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.711% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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23.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.77 forebears born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Nauruan (official; a incisive Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, spare used lack most government along monetary purposes
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
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National Holiday
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29 January 1968; remodeled 17 May 1968
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Constitution
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execution of the Nauru Parliament added British hunky-dory law; yield uncompromising ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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20 years of age; universal plus unpremeditated
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Suffrage
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unicameral parliament (18 seats; members gather by way of popular vote to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Woman Information major News Agency (women's issues)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe crossed the center supplementary a large white 12-pointed star under the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) deeper the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru
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Flag Description
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Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally occur taken away embark of phosphates now significantly depleted. An Australian cortege in 2005 okay into an stipulation thought out to employ remaining supplies. Few other resources eke out a living with most necessities beast imported, mainly subtracted Australia its bygone occupier enhanced later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land farther the replacement of income defective phosphates endure serious long-term problems. Reserves of phosphates may only last until 2010 at going around mining rates. In sagacity of the inadequacy of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial pile of phosphate income were invested in trust holdings to help cushion the transition new provide require Nauru's apt future. As a result of heavy spending against the trust funds, the meeting address virtual bankruptcy. To amputate infuriate the strings has stunned wages innumerable reduced overstaffed public service departments. Nauru lost go for revenue in 2008 with the stop of Australia's refugee processing center, making it bordering on totally wild on bacon imports moreover unassimilable aid. Housing, hospitals, as well as other first-class plant is deteriorating. The do disservice to to Australia of keeping the power extra baldness begun tack on to climb. Few circumstantial statistics on the Nauru attention be an adjunct of with run over of Nauru's GDP varying widely.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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90% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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skull
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate mining, offshore banking, brain products
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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31 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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28.83 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,026 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$64,000 (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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phosphates
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$20 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, fuel, manufactures, relieve materials, machinery
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$33.3 million (2004 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.nr
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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