Nauru
0 32 S, 166 55 E
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m
0 km
periodic droughts
phosphates, fish
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
limited natural fresh water resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater, but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining during the past 90 years - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - has left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources
time difference: UTC+12
