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Island nations can be divided in two approximate groups. There are those that are large, relatively populous, and usually close to a . Smaller island nations such as the Comoros , the Bahamas , Tonga , and the Maldives tend to be very different from continental nations. The small size usually means there is little agricultural land and rarely many Natural Resource s. However, in modern times smaller island nations around the world have become centres for Tourism , which in many is the dominant industry. Some island nations are centered on one or two major islands, such as the United Kingdom and Fiji . Others are spread out over hundreds or thousands of smaller islands, such as Indonesia or the Maldives . Some island nations share their islands with other countries; these include the Republic Of Ireland , Haiti , and Papua New Guinea . The opposite extreme of confinement to an island nation (all-sea boundary) is a Landlocked one (all-land boundary). SEE ALSO
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