Nauru
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Area
21 km²
Coordinates
-0.5228, 166.9315
Category
islands
Overview
The world's smallest island nation, once made rich by phosphate.
About
Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
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