Nauru, another Pacific island nation, ranked first, with 35.2 and 34, respectively.

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Phosphate mining revenues on the Pacific island of Nauru have been squandered.

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Nauru is a Pacific island composed largely of phosphates.

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Alternatively, there have occasionally been proposals to move Nauru's population to another unoccupied Pacific island.

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Speaking during the interactive discussion were the representatives of Spain (on behalf of the European Union), Nauru (on behalf of the Pacific Small Island Developing States), Equatorial Guinea (on behalf of the African Group), Canada (also on behalf of Australia and New Zealand), Nepal (on behalf of the least developed countries), Bolivia, Australia, Colombia, Russian Federation and Venezuela.

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