Nauru, officially known as the Republic of Nauru, is an island located in Micronesia (a sub-region of Oceania). The island is surrounded by coral reefs, located in the southeast Pacific Ocean, about 40 km south of the equator.
With an area of only about 21 km2, Nauru is currently a small island nation. 3rd in the world, behind only the Vatican and Monaco. The island is divided into 14 districts. According to data as of 2021, this country has nearly 11,000 people living.
According to Pacifical, Micronesians and Polynesians have settled in Nauru for at least 3,000 years The origin of the name of this country may be from the Nauruan word “Anáoero” meaning “I go to the beach”.
Around 1830 onwards the Nauruans contacted the Europeans. Through whaling ships, these merchants provided many essential goods to the island, including fresh water. At the end of the 19th century, Nauru was annexed and became a German colony.
Because the area in Nauru is so small, the airport runway stretching almost across the entire island. This is also one of 16 countries in the world that does not have an armed force. Currently, Australia is responsible for keeping the island safe.
When it was first established The island has large reserves of high quality phosphate rock formed from seabird excrement accumulated over thousands of years. In the 1970s of the last century, through the exploitation of phosphate trade, people here had a high average income. But due to over-exploitation, this resource is depleted, causing the country’s finances to plummet.
Currently, Nauru’s GDP is the second lowest in the world, only higher than Tuvalu’s main source of revenue of this country is exporting fertilizer (manure from chickens and birds).
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