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Nauru – sovereign island nation located in the Micronesian South Pacific. [1] Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati , 300 kilometres (190 mi) due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest independent republic , and the only republican state in the ...
English: Map of the island nation of the Republic of Nauru. English translation of map of Nauru made by en:User:Bobo_is_soft on January 15, 2007. Map modification, translation into French and vectorization of map by fr:Utilisateur:Kimdime69 at Image:Nauru-Hauptkarte-fr.svg Orignal map drawn by Tschubby at Image:Nauru-Hauptkarte.png
Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
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A map of Nauru showing districts, and the current main villages Nauru's location. The Republic of Nauru originally consisted of 169 villages; by 1900 these were already partly abandoned, uninhabited or destroyed. With the increasing population growth the single villages merged into a single connected settlement, which today is spread out around ...
Many of these islands were given Dutch names during the Dutch colonial period, only a few of these names are still in use today. [1] Sri Lanka has a total area of 65,610 km 2, with 64,740 km 2 of land and 870 km 2 of water, and a coastline that is 1,340 km long. The main island of Sri Lanka has an area of 65,268 km 2 and is the 25th largest ...
A map of Nauru describing the Nauruan navigational system. The Nauruan navigational system is a way of expressing direction, similar to North, South, East and West, but limitations in the system mean that it is unable to be used outside of Nauru. The system is constructed using two main points, Ganokoro and Arijeijen.