Nauru is just eight miles square and its only exportable resource has nearly run out - but the Pacific island nation is on the brink of joining the Commonwealth and the UN.

The Pacific island has spent weeks completely cut off from the outside world after its telecommunications network collapsed; it is in a 'critical situation' according to the last message received by the outside world.

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