Difference between revisions of "Nauru"
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| − | Once upon a time it was quite rich, because of all the mining of [[ | + | Once upon a time it was quite rich, because of all the mining of [[phosphates]] that took place, but now that the phosphate is nearly all gone the island is quite poor. It largely depends on [[Australia]].<ref>CIA World Factbook</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:34, September 2, 2007
Nauru is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It has a population of about 12,000 people.[1]
History
Once upon a time it was quite rich, because of all the mining of phosphates that took place, but now that the phosphate is nearly all gone the island is quite poor. It largely depends on Australia.[2]