NAURU
The Republic of Nauru is a small Pacific
island 2100 km north east of the Australian
coastline. It is 19 km in circumference with
a population of 9919 people.
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The capital is Yaren. The majority of people speak
Nauruan or English. Their currency is the Australian
dollar. It was once rich in phosphates but it has been
extensively mined and shipped to Australia and Japan to
be made into fertiliser. These phosphate minerals are just
about exhausted now.
TO SEE DETAILS ABOUT NAURU.
Bibliography :
Encarta 96 Encyclopedia
CD ROM by Microsoft Pty Ltd
The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia
World Book, Inc
Compton's Interactive World Atlas
Encarta World Atlas 1998
Research by Andrew and Tom M. 6H
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