Amongst the deep blue waves of the central Pacific lies the tiny state of Nauru. Here, the azure of the sea meets white beaches and lush green foliage; rusting cantilevers extend past the reefs, while the interior of the island is a rugged moonscape of jagged earthen pillars, all that remains from the ravages of extensive phosphate mining. A single island a mere 21 km 2 in size, Nauru is not only the third-smallest country in the world by land and the 2nd smallest by population; as of last week…

 

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