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itiLuc t1_j829qah wrote
Reply to comment by Senninha27 in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
While the rest is true, "most of the nations wealth" is an insane exaggeration, 2 million quid doesn't even come close to the wealth generated by the mining boom. During which Naru as one of the wealthiest nations on earth. Source
itiLuc t1_j83hplk wrote
Reply to comment by Xydraus in TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia. by triviafrenzy
Sure! The first line in the "economic performance" section states:
"In the years after independence in 1968, Nauru possessed the highest GDP per capita in the world due to its rich phosphate deposits."