Tourism in Nauru

Nauru is located between Hawaii and Australia, 56 kilometers from the equator, with a land area of 21 square kilometers, the size of a medium-sized airport, with a population of more than 1,, including more than 3, foreign workers.

Nauru people have the characteristics of Polynesians, with strong physique, dark hair and brown skin. They are a very special race. The average height of men is over 1.7 meters, while that of women is slightly shorter. They are hospitable and good at catching and training "navigation birds". The island residents are good at planting coconut trees and aquaculture.

In p>1798, John, the captain of the British "Hunter", had many residents and houses on the island, and the residents on the island lived a leisurely life, so it was called "Pleasant", which means comfortable island. After Germany occupied the island in 1888, the name of Comfort Island was cancelled and the local name Nauru was restored. Looking down at Nauru from the plane, you can only see an oval dot, so some people call it "a tack in the South Pacific". This country is too small, so it has the title of "land without soil". All kinds of news in this country are passed from mouth to mouth. There is no broadcast, no TV station, and no newspapers and periodicals. Therefore, it is also called "a country without news".

it is strange that this country has no capital. There is only one administrative center, located in Aaron on the southwest coast of the island country. There is a shop, a post office and a hotel with ten beds in this city. Nauru produces tropical fruits, livestock and fish. It is famous for its rich phosphate. The national economy mainly depends on exporting salt.

The mining of phosphate rock in Nauru began in 197 and has a history of more than 8 years. After Nauru became independent, the government recovered all industrial rights from the British and gradually became rich from poverty. Nauru mines more than 1 million tons every year, earning more than $12 million, with a per capita income of more than $15,, reaching the level of oil-rich countries and developed countries. Nourished by the government's generous salary and low living expenses, Nauru people enjoy a leisure life that other Pacific island countries envy. Working hours are very casual. A golf course has been built on one of the remaining green spaces on the island, and three channels of national television have prepared various entertainment programs for the islanders. However, the most popular way to pass the time on the island is to drive around the roundabout road, which is only 2 minutes' drive, drink imported beer and throw empty wine cans out of the window. The more active way to play is to lift weights and raise a kind of seabirds that can fish, but Nauru people no longer need to rely on them to fish for a living. In Canberra, the largest shopping mall on the island, there are three times more biscuits on food shelves than fruits and vegetables; Fatty fried food is also very popular in restaurants.

Not surprisingly, Nauru has become a typical case of obesity and diabetes research. Nauru has become one of the most obese people in the world, and the incidence of diabetes ranks first in the world: about 5% of Nauru people suffer from diabetes. Although this is related to genetics, there is no doubt that Nauru people's lazy lifestyle and high-fat diet structure are also important incentives. The average life expectancy of men on the island has dropped to 53 years, which is more than 2 years shorter than that of neighboring New Zealand.

Harris, the former president of Nauru, started walking and exercising on the island's one-kilometer airport runway in order to urge people to keep healthy. But this move did not attract the attention of the islanders. They all went to watch an open-air beauty contest called "Big is Beauty". President Harris himself was injured in his first exercise and was sent to Australia for emergency treatment.

A diplomat from western countries commented: "This is the inevitable result that people living there don't see the need to engage in labor, because everything depends on the country."

The symbol of Nauru's prosperity is a large number of cars, with an average of two cars per family, even though there is only one road on the whole island! Any family has modern equipment, such as gas stove, washing machine, TV set, refrigerator, video recorder and so on. Although very rich, most Nauruans still live in houses built by the government for families with many children. Every couple in Nauru has an average of 4-5 children.

The symbol of luxury and waste of Nauru people is reflected in their figure. According to statistics, 9% of Nauru people are obese. Most men over 3 weigh more than 15 kilograms. Why? Because the traditional food on the island has been replaced by imported food provided by the state. Meat from Australia is cheaper in Nauru than in Melbourne, and even fish has to be imported!

The change of food structure is slowly killing Nauru people. Their average life expectancy is only 55 years. Most people suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease. 3% of people over the age of 25 have diabetes. The country is the maker of these diseases! The government gets half of the profits from phosphate rock revenue to feed its own people.

The era of waste began under President Hammer Deroburt. He nationalized phosphate mines in order to benefit all the people in the country. The great mistake of President Deroburt and his successors was to establish the most extensive welfare system in the world. With a little money, Nauruans can get houses, water, electricity, telephones and medical services. There are two hospitals in this island, and all patients require the care of experts from Australia, and the expenses are borne by the state.

There is no need to pay for going to school, and many people go to foreign schools to study, and all the tuition fees are provided by the state. It costs $22, to train a college student, and only 13% of them can get a college diploma ... < P > Nauru Airlines was established two years after independence. In 198, the company owned five Boeing planes. Public opinion pointed out that President Deroburt regarded those planes as his own modern cars. It only costs a little money for people to fly. As a result, the company has lost hundreds of millions of dollars since its establishment. In 1995, the company sold three Boeing planes.

When the revenue of phosphate rock decreased, President Bernard Dowiyogo, who served from 1989 to 1994, not only did not dissolve airlines and cut government staff, but increased government staff!

Considering that the phosphorite resources will be gradually exhausted by the end of the 2th century, the Deroburt government has decided to reserve a large part of the mineral income for investment, hoping that the future generations of Nauru people can continue to enjoy the benefits brought by the resources through this brilliant plan. However, after more than 3 years, they only made small-scale investments: they built a brewery in Solomon Island, owned 25 hectares of forest in Oregon, an office building in Washington, and a 51-story building in Melbourne, Australia. There is a volcanic lake in the center of Nauru Island, named "Bu Vadala Palace Lake", with a diameter of 5 meters. The lake is surrounded by coconut groves, and the houses with red tiles and white walls are reflected in the lake. From time to time, several white birds can be seen chasing and playing on the lake. Vadala Palace Lake is like a crystal mirror decorated with green edges by a skillful craftsman, adding gorgeous colors to the beautiful scenery of Nauru.