From the air, Nauru hardly looks like the sort of place that would appear in conversations about wealth. It is a small ...
Nauru Island was once one of the wealthiest countries in the world, thanks to phosphate deposits. But it has been mined into oblivion, leaving the remote island nation struggling.
The tiny Pacific island nation of Nauru, with its phosphate mines nearly depleted and without any other significant natural resources, has only one thing left to sell: its international reputation.