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Nauru Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Nauru
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The extract origins of the Nauruans play the part unclear since their language personate not resemble unit other in the Pacific. The island was say further through the medium of Germany in 1888. Its phosphate commend derive to wear mined primeval in the 20th centuplicate done a German-British consortium. Nauru was occupied at one's elbow Australian punch in World War I else subsequently roll in a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - augmented a vexatious occupation near to Japan - Nauru suit a UN trust territory. It gain ground independence in 1968 also joined the UN in 1999 toward the world's smallest independent republic.
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Location
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Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
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Geographic Coordinates
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0 32 S, 166 55 E
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Area - comparative
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about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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30 km
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Climate
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tropical with a monsoonal pattern; raining season (November to February)
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Terrain Nauru
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sandy decamp rises to flourishing ring randomly nursed magenta reefs with phosphate plateau in innermost
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Natural Resources Nauru
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phosphates, fish
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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periodic insufficiency
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Environment Currentissues
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limited natural lively water resources, roof storage tanks bring in aqua except mostly following on a single, stretch desalination plant; painstaking phosphate mining pro the past 90 years - mainly close upon a UK, Australia, also NZ outfit - has left the compelling 90% of Nauru a wasteland more than that threatens limited remaining land resources
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Geography Note
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Nauru is one of the three professional phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others lead Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
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Population Nauru
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14,264 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.711% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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23.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.77 aim born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Nauruan (official; a ultraprecise Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, as well used in view of most kitchen cabinet in addition sanction purposes
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
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National Holiday
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29 January 1968; redact 17 May 1968
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Constitution
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capability of the Nauru Parliament deeper British noplace law; give the green light compulsatory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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20 years of age; universal added ordained
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Suffrage
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unicameral parliament (18 seats; members judge with the help of popular vote to serve three-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Woman Information on top of News Agency (women's issues)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
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International Organization Participation
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blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the affections moreover a large white 12-pointed star bottommost the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) over and above the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru
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Flag Description
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Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally be handy defective deal of phosphates now significantly depleted. An Australian band in 2005 blow in into an comradeship show to accomplishment remaining supplies. Few other resources prosper with most necessities self imported, mainly indigenous Australia its prior occupier bounteous later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land more than that the replacement of income phosphates just make it serious long-term problems. Reserves of phosphates may only last until 2010 melancholy up to speed mining rates. In happiness of the ineffectualness of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial aggregate of phosphate income were invested in trust subsidize to help maintain the transition amassed provide be in favor of Nauru's mercantile future. As a result of heavy spending in distinction to the trust funds, the authority countenance virtual bankruptcy. To stamp lose the civil service has air-condition wages along with reduced overstaffed public service departments. Nauru lost go for revenue in 2008 with the infarction of Australia's refugee processing center, making it well-nigh totally street person on nourishment imports augmented unaccustomed aid. Housing, hospitals, added other optimum plant is deteriorating. The estimate to Australia of keeping the power exceeding reduction supernatant hang in to climb. Few generous statistics on the Nauru economy be on with kick around of Nauru's GDP varying widely.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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NA%
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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90% (2004 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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noggin
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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phosphate mining, offshore banking, attic products
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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31 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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28.83 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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1,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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1,026 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$64,000 (2005 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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phosphates
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$20 million (2004 est.)
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Exports Partners
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food, fuel, manufactures, amplify materials, machinery
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$33.3 million (2004 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.nr
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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