Nauru
Smallest island nation
Nauru is a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, one of the world's smallest countries by both area and population.
Once wealthy from phosphate mining, it became a cautionary tale of resource depletion and economic collapse.
More recently, Nauru has hosted controversial Australian immigration detention centers: The refugees were sent to Nauru.
Extremely small in size
- compactTightly packed together
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- pocket-sizedSmall enough to carry
small population · walkable · densely populated · Tuvalu · Palau · Monaco · Vatican · San Marino
PO₄ ion compound
- MicronesiaPacific island region
- republicState with elected leaders
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
parliament · Commonwealth · desalination · fishing · mining · diplomacy · government · constitution
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
pinnacles · coral atoll · coastline · sandy beach · limestone · topside · ring-shaped · marine life
tiny
Extremely small in size
pocket-sized · small population · walkable · densely populated · Tuvalu · Palau · Monaco · Vatican · San Marino · Kiribati
phosphate
PO₄ ion compound
- MicronesiaPacific island region
- republicState with elected leaders
- independenceFreedom from external control
sovereignty · parliament · Commonwealth · desalination · fishing · mining · diplomacy · government · constitution · citizenship
coral reef
Calcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- Pacific OceanLargest body of water
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
lagoon · pinnacles · coral atoll · coastline · sandy beach · limestone · topside · ring-shaped · marine life · warm waters
remote
Distant or controller
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- distantFar away or aloof
cut-off · stranded · marooned · insulated · off-grid · far-flung · outpost · separated · disconnected
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- PacificPacific Ocean, Pacific Rim, Pacific Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire, Oceania
- Island NationsJapan, Cuba, Jamaica, Philippines, Indonesia
NauruRussia
Eurasian federation, largest country
Canada · United States · China · Brazil · Australia
NauruChina
East Asian superpower
India · United States · Indonesia · Russia · superpower
NauruAsia
Largest continental landmass
Africa · North America · Eurasia · continent · South America