Editing Micronesia (section)

===Nauru===
[[Nauru]] is an oval-shaped [[island country]] in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, {{convert|42|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the [[Equator]], listed as the [[List of countries by area|world's smallest republic]], covering just {{convert|21|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=CIA>{{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency |author-link=Central Intelligence Agency |work=[[The World Factbook]] |title=Nauru |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nauru/ |year=2011 |access-date=12 February 2011 }}</ref> With {{UN_Population|Nauru}} residents, it is the third [[List of countries by population|least-populated country]], after [[Vatican City]] and [[Tuvalu]]. The island is surrounded by a coral reef, which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles.<ref name=state/> The presence of the reef has prevented the establishment of a [[seaport]], although [[Canals in Nauru|channels]] in the reef allow small boats access to the island.<ref>{{cite web|page=234|url=http://www.sprep.org/att/IRC/eCOPIES/Countries/Nauru/11.pdf|last1=Thaman | first1 = RR |last2=Hassall | first2 = DC |publisher=South Pacific Regional Environment Programme|title=Nauru: National Environmental Management Strategy and National Environmental Action Plan | year = 1996 }}</ref> A fertile coastal strip {{convert|150|to|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} wide lies inland from the beach.<ref name=state>{{cite web|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/16447.htm|title=Background Note: Nauru|publisher=State Department Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs|date=September 2005|access-date=11 May 2006}}</ref>

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File:Aerial view of Nauru.jpg|Aerial view of Nauru
File:Nauru Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg|Nauruan districts of [[Denigomodu]] and [[Nibok]]
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