Which is the smallest island nation in the world?

1. Which island nation is the smallest in the world ?

• A

  Fiji

• B

  Palau

• C

  Nauru

  Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, located in the Pacific Ocean 42 km south of the equator, with a population of 12,581 (World Bank, 2019).
  Nauru is one of three large phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean , the other two being Banaba in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia. Nauru has no official capital. It is surrounded by stunning coral reefs and has no seaport.

• D

  Vatican

2. What was the reason Nauru once had the highest per capita income in the world?

• A

  Phosphate mining

  In the 1970s and 1980s, Nauru had one of the highest per capita incomes in the world thanks to its booming phosphate mining industry. However, not long after, the island nation of Nauru faced severe financial crises and political instability.

• B

  Oil extraction

• C

  Coal mining

• D

  Gold mining

3. The Nauru flag has a horizontal line down the middle; what does this symbolize?

• A

  The country was divided.

• B

  Plainness

• C

  Horizon

• D

  Equator

  A yellow line down the middle of the flag represents the equator, and a white star is the island of Nauru. The star has 12 points, representing the 12 tribes that live on the island.
  This national flag was created on January 31, 1968, the day the island nation gained independence.

4. In what year was the Republic of Nauru recognized as the 187th member state of the United Nations?

• A

  1999

  The Republic of Nauru was recognized as the 187th member state of the United Nations in September 1999.

• B

  2000

• C

  2001

• D

  2002

5. What is the name of the world's largest island?

• A

  New Guinea

• B

  Greenland

  According to World Atlas, Greenland is the largest and only island in the world with an area exceeding 1 million square kilometers. Its size is 2.175 million square kilometers, nearly a quarter the size of Australia. Greenland is home to 56,000 people, mostly Inuit. It is one of the most sparsely populated places in the world.

• C

  Nauru

• D

  Madagascar

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