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Nauru - Gurupedia (713 words) |
 | Nauru is an island republic in the South Pacific Ocean, formerly known as Pleasant Island. |
 | Nauru is a special member of the Commonwealth and joined the United Nations as a member state in 1999. |
 | Nauru is a small phosphate rock island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands. |
| Nauru - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA (990 words) |
 | Nauru was admitted to the UN on 14 September 1999 and participates in the Asian Development Bank, ESCAP, FAO, ICAO, ITU, UNESCO, UPU, and WHO. |
 | Nauru has a strongly favorable balance of trade, and investments abroad are substantial. |
 | In 2000, the OECD listed Nauru as one of 38 "uncooperative tax havens." In 2002, it was one of only seven countries that had not gotten themselves removed from the list by taking some corrective action. |