The country of Nauru.
By Lore2009
@Lore2009 (7378)
United States
November 30, 2010 5:07pm CST
Nauru is the world's smallest island nation. 8.1 square miles! It used to be known as Pleasant Island. It is in Micronesia in the South Pacific. It was once a German colony and later administered by Australia/New Zealand/UK. The Japanese occupied the island during WW2. This island is a phosphate rock island and phosphate was it's major export until the 1980's.
Have you heard about this country? Have you visited/ live(d) here?
3 responses
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Nov 10
hi lore oddly my son pointed this island out to me so thats why it
sounded familar. I do not really know anything about it except its in Micronesia in the South Pacific. I did know about the Japanese taking it over during WW2. I wonder why they stopped
exporting phosphates? Maybe they were running out? I wonder if this is a tropical climate there. Interesting for beng the worlds smallest island nation. I like the name Pleasant Island.
exporting phosphates? Maybe they were running out? I wonder if this is a tropical climate there. Interesting for beng the worlds smallest island nation. I like the name Pleasant Island.
@veganbliss (3895)
• Adelaide, Australia
1 Dec 10
The current Liberal Opposition wanted to set up an off-shore asylum seeker processing centre here recently & was approved to do so to end people smuggling. How did you hear about it?
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/australian-news/8238844/nauru-ends-political-deadlock/
&
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/australian-news/8371673/labor-warned-not-to-close-nauru-opposition/
@pujasonova (2)
• Indonesia
30 Nov 10
Never... it's look like a jail when you live there.. i mean it's a smallest island... LOL
