Guano, the excrement of seabirds, can accumulate into phosphate-rich rocks of commercial value. This island nation had an economy entirely based on the mining of phosphate deposits.
A. Nauru
B. Bougainville
C. Pitcairn
D. Ruapehu
A. Nauru
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