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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."

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Xydraus t1_j850tjc wrote

That says GDP per capita, right? That's insanely different from being one of the wealthiest nations if your population is pretty low.

As a hypothetical with made up numbers, if your GDP is only ten million dollars, you'd be one of the poorest nations in the world, but if you've also only got ten people, then your GDP per capita would actually be the highest.

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