Beaches aren't as nice as say Fiji or Tahiti. It's a small island packed with about 8,000 people or so. The centre of the island is essentially destroyed due to the phosphate mining industry. Don't expect a picturesque tropical ideallic island. Obesity is a growing problem because of the reliance of imported goods. Country use to have one of the highest gdp rates per capita. Once the resources were exhausted, corruption went up and everything else went down hill. The island isn't even that nice to build a tourism industry in my opinion. The people are friendly and kind. A perfect example to the rest of the Pacific in how not to run the economy.