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Nauru

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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.

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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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