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Geography - note Nauru, in 30 editions.

The entry for Nauru published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.

editions changed the text
8
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).

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  • Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco;
  • it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the world's smallest independent republic;
  • situated just 53 km south of the equator, Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia

Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco; it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the world's smallest independent republic; situated just 53 km south of the Equator, equator, Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Nauru: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/nauru/geography-note.

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