 Info: | wikipedia | flickr |
| Capital: | no official capital |
| Currency: | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Languages:Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes | |
| Population: | 12,809 |
| Area: | 21 |
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Nauru (pronounced /næˈuËruË/), officially the Republic of Nauru, is an island nation in the Micronesian South Pacific. The nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati, 300 km due east. Nauru is the world's smallest island nation, covering just 21 km² (8.1 sq. mi), the smallest independent republic, and the only republican state in the world without an official capital.
Initially inhabited by Micronesian and Polynesian peoples, Nauru was annexed and designated a 'colony' by Germany in the late 19th century, and became a mandate territory administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom following World War I. The island was occupied by Japan during World War II, and after the war entered into trusteeship again. Nauru achieved independence in 1968.
Due to efforts of Oceanic Broadband with EGL Energy, Nauru is the first country in the world to deploy a national wifi network powered by renewable energy.
Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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EGL partner Ron Garvey (right), the pioneer behind the world's first ever island-wide wifi/wimax network powered by Renewable Energy in Republic of Nauru, Pacific Ocean.
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Outdoor cabinet for safe keeping of battery cells and EGL HT-C48800 wind-solar hybrid charge controller. Courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Installation team in Nauru posing with a Renewable Energy powered wifi station prior to erection. Courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Erecting antenna dish at the Nauru ground station. Courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Renewable energy powered wifi system for remote areas. EGL wind-solar hybrid wifi, a true wireless system.
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Wifi base antennas on a telecom tower. Network designed and installed by Oceanic Broadband.
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The world's first true wireless network installation in Nauru. Seen here independently powered by EGL wind turbines and solar modules. Installed by EGL partner Oceanic Broadband.
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The world's first true wireless network installation in Nauru. EGL HT-800 4-bladed 800W wind turbine installed with EGL Solux solar modules to power wifi base stations. Foreground is the antenna tower. Installed by EGL partner Oceanic Broadband.
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Wind-solar hybrid power for wifi base stations. Installed in Nauru by EGL partner Oceanic Broadband.
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Securing repeater station on top of a power pole. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Crane assisted lift at a wifi repeater site. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Fresh air and sunshine as workers set up the world's first wifi system powered by renewable energy in Nauru. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Independent power using renewable energy for each repeater station, comprising wind turbine, solar module, charge controller and battery cell. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Wind and solar devices for wifi base station. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Technicians making final electrical and network connections. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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Wifi devices mounted on pole for each repeater station. Photo courtesy of Oceanic Broadband.
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