Nauru is a volcanic island; Nauruans have lived on this island for millennia. Despite its small size, Nauru was occupied by Britain, Germany and Japan before it formally declared independence on January 31, 1968 and became a special member of the Commonwealth in November of the same year.
Nauru*** and the country's tropical rainforest climate, no rivers in the country, the average daily temperature of about thirty degrees Celsius. Nauru area is small, the national per capita income is very high, welfare benefits compared to Western countries no less. Over the past ten million years, there are countless seabirds to the island habitat, leaving a large number of bird droppings on the island, over the years after the chemical changes, a layer of up to ten meters thick of high-quality fertilizer, known as "phosphate mine". About 80% of the country's land is rich in these deposits, and Nauruans have become "rich" from phosphate mining, earning an average of $8,500 a year.
Overview of Nauru
Name of the country: The Republic of Nauru
Independence Day: January 31 (1968)
Flag: Horizontal rectangular shape with a ratio of length to width of 2:1. The flag has a blue field, with a yellow stripe running down the center of the flag, and a white, twelve-pointed star in the lower left. The yellow stripe symbolizes the equator, the blue of the upper part symbolizes the blue sky, the blue of the lower part symbolizes the sea, and the 12-pointed star symbolizes the original 12 tribes of Nauru.
The coat of arms: The central design is the coat of arms. The upper half of the shield consists of small squares, in which the cross linked with a triangle is the emblem of the phosphate miners. In the lower half of the coat of arms is a frigate bird on the left, and on the right a green branch of "Tomano" and flowers. In the upper part of the coat of arms is a white 12-pointed star with the word "Nauru" in a ribbon above the star, flanked by green coconut leaves and blue banana leaves. The lower ribbon reads "God's Will First" in English.
Natural Geography: Located in the central Pacific Ocean, about 41 kilometers from the equator in the north, 4,160 kilometers east of Hawaii, southwest of the Solomon Islands from Sydney, Australia, 4,000 kilometers. Area of 24 square kilometers, for an oval coral island, the island is 6 kilometers long, 4 kilometers wide, the highest altitude of 70 meters. The whole island 3 / 5 covered by phosphate. It has a tropical rainforest climate. Nauru's economy is based on the mining and export of phosphates.
Population: 1.2 million (2000 statistics). Nauruans make up 58% of the population, South Pacific Islanders make up 26%, and immigrants are mainly Europeans and Chinese. Nauru is the national language and English is widely spoken. The majority of the population is Protestant, with a small Catholic minority.
Capital: There is no official capital, and the government is based in the Yaren District.
Brief history: Nauru has been inhabited by Nauruans for generations; first British ship arrived in 1798; Nauru was incorporated into the German Marshall Islands Protectorate in 1888; the British were permitted to mine phosphates here in the early 1900s; Nauru was transferred to the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand in 1919 by the League of Nations, with Australia acting on behalf of the three countries; occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945; and then by the Japanese in 1946; Nauru was transferred to the British Government in 1946, and was transferred to the United States in 1945; Nauru is now the capital of the United States. 1945 occupied by Japan. 1947 became a United Nations Trust Territory, still administered by Australia, Britain and New Zealand***. 1968 January 31, Nauru became independent.
Politics: **** and presidential system. The President is the head of state and government and is elected by Parliament. Parliament is unicameral. There are 18 members who serve three-year terms.
Foreign affairs: pursues a policy of non-alignment. Advocates the development of friendly relations with all countries. Nauru is a member of the South Pacific Forum and the South Pacific Commission. Nauru signed the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty in July 1986.In September 1999 Nauru was admitted to the United Nations.
Relations with China: On July 21, 2002, China and Nauru recognized each other and established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level.In late April 2004, President Harris paid a working visit to China.