20 interesting facts about Nauru

The dwarf state of Nauru, occupying one tiny island in Oceania, is located very close to the equator. However, the island is not very similar to a heavenly place — it is the result of a barbaric approach to the development of useful substances. And there is nothing to do here in general — it is a place lost in time and space. However, some people just like it…

Interesting facts about Nauru

1. Population Nauru is only about 10 thousand people.
2. Nauru — the smallest fully independent state outside of Europe. Tokelau is not, as it is administered by New Zealand (interesting facts about Tokelau).
3. Nauru does not have a capital.
4. Nauru — the smallest island country.
5. The only airport on Nauru is located in the city of Yaren, where a little more than seven hundred people live.
6. The only mammal that is common here in the wild is the rat. And the only reptile — lizard.
7. Two languages ​​are spoken in the country — Nauruan and English.
8. A fair share of Nauru’s budget is made up of subsidies from Australia, which this country provides in exchange for setting up a camp in Nauru for refugees who illegally tried to get into Australia.
9. The length of the coastline of Nauru — about 18 kilometers, and the island itself has a fairly regular shape, representing a rectangle with an area of about 21 square kilometers.
10. During the daytime, the temperature here rises to 38-40 degrees all year round.
11. On there is no river on the island.
12. There is only one power plant on the whole island (interesting facts about electricity).
13. There is only one lake in Nauru, and the water in it is not entirely fresh. Rather brackish.
14. Lack of fresh water — one of the main problems of Nauru.
15. Almost 100% of the country’s population professes Christianity in its various forms.
16. The island of Nauru became an independent state only in 1968.
17. Nauru does not have its own army.
18. In the 1980s, Nauru was a fabulously wealthy country thanks to the mining of phosphorites. But all good things come to an end — the phosphorites have also run out, and with them the cash flow. During the development, about 90% of the forests on Nauru were destroyed, and 80% of the entire area of ​​​​the island turned into a lifeless desert, reminiscent of the surface of the moon.
19. One of the most common health problems on Nauru — obesity.
20. There are only two small fishing boats on the entire island. All their production is sold on the domestic market of the country.