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Nauru's phosphate deposits began to be mined early in the 20th century by a German-British consortium; the island was occupied by Australian forces in World War I. Nauru achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999. Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic.

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Category:Nauru __ Index of articles related to Nauru along with a gallery of click-to-enlarge pictures of Nauru. - From wikimedia.org - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nauru

Category:Nauru __ Index of Wikipedia articles related to Nauru. - from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Nauru

Culture of Nauru - History and ethnic relations, Urbanism ... __ Information about Naru, Naruan people, history, culture, language and much more. - illustrated - From Advameg Inc. - http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Nauru.html

Ethnologue report for Nauru __ Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in Nauru. - From SIL International - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=nauru

Nauru People, Culture, Festivals __ General overview of Nauru celebrations. - From mapsofworld.com - http://www.mapsofworld.com/nauru/people-culture-festivals/


 
Nauru Picture Gallery __ "The images on this Web site are both historical and rare and show the people of Nauru as they existed before 1921. This was a time when their culture, customs and lifestyle had not been excessively disrupted by the phosphate mining and the brutal Japanese occupation during World War 2. - illustrated - From janeresture.com - http://www.janeresture.com/nauru_picture_gallery/

Nauru - History __ "The original settlers are thought to have been castaways who drifted to Nauru from another Pacific island. The first recorded discovery of Nauru by a Westerner was made by Captain John Fearn of the whaling ship Hunter in November 1798."  Essay about Nauru history. - From nationsencyclopedia.com - http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Nauru-HISTORY.html

Nauruan indigenous religion __ Brief encyclopedic entry and links to related topics. - From encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com - http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nauruan%20indigenous%20religion

Nauruan language __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauruan_language 

Nauruan People statistics __ Chart of a few demographic statistics. - From nationmaster.com - http://www.nationmaster.com/country/nr-nauru/peo-people

Nauruan Tribal War __ "The Nauruan Tribal War was a conflict among the twelve indigenous tribes of Nauru between 1878 and 1888. By the end of the war about 500 people had died, around a third of the population."  Encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - from wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauruan_Tribal_War

Nauruans and Banabans __ You will find a general overview of these two native peoples. - From World Directory of Minorities - http://www.faqs.org/minorities/Oceania/Nauruans-and-Banabans.html    

 


 

 

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