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He eagerly invited us to dinner and later to trivia night at the local pub down the street. He seemed genuinely excited to see fresh faces.","Nauru was once one of the richest countries per capita in the world due to its phosphate mining industry, though decades of mining heavily damaged much of the island’s interior."],"pop":"12k","lang":"Nauruan, English","adv":1,"vis":0.01,"rar":99,"daysOnGround":3,"mapsUrl":"https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lwa9Tv4yLFppomJV6","countedDate":"31 Jul 2025","countryNo":121,"firstArrival":{"date":"2025-07-29","airport":"INU","from":"TRW","carrier":"RON","num":"24","duration":"1h 15m"},"hero":"1753946879114-EO1I7D7CAX5UKJ742BHX/maxandhailey_travel_nauru-oceanic-pacific-ocean-island-countries+-+10.jpeg","art":"nauru"},"ui":{"words":{},"copy":{"recap":"Twelve miles in roughly three hours — we walked the entire circumference of Nauru, past beaches, Japanese WW2 pillbox bunkers, and a tsunami warning we survived en route. Our hotel sat above a grocery store, boys played rugby in the parking lot after sunset, and the New Zealander next door, months into a solar-panel contract, eagerly recruited us for dinner and trivia night at the local pub. Phosphate once made this one of the richest countries per capita. 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