Nauru

Nauru ( ), offeecially the Republic o Nauru an umwhile kent as Pleasant Island, is an island naition in Micronesie in the Sooth Paceefic. Its nearest neebor is Banaba Island in Kiribati, 300 km tae the east. Nauru is the warld's weest island naition, coverin juist 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi).

Settled bi fowk frae Micronesie an Polynesie , Nauru wis annexed an claimed as a colony bi the German Empire in the late 19t century. Efter Warld War I, Nauru becam a League o Naitions mandate admeenistered bi Australie, New Zealand an the Unitit Kinrick. In Warld War II, Nauru wis occupied bi Japanese truips, that war bipassed bi the Allied advance athort the Paceefic. Efter the war endit, the kintra entered intae UN trusteeship. Nauru gained its unthirldom in 1968.

Nauru is a phosphate-rock island wi rich deposits near the surface, that alloued easy strip minin operations. It haes some remeenin phosphate resoorces that, , are nae economically viable for extraction. Whan the phosphate reserves war exhausted, an the island's environment haed been seriously hairmed bi minin, the trust that haed been established tae manage the island's walth dimeenished in vailyie. Tae earn income, Nauru briefly becam a tax haven an illegal money launderin centre. Frae 2001 tae 2008, an again frae 2012, it acceptit aid frae the Australie Govrenment in exchynge for hostin the Nauru Regional Processin Centre. As a result o hivy dependence on Australie, mony soorces hae identifee'd Nauru as a client state o Australie.

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