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  1. May 1, 2024 · Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco; it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the the world's smallest independent republic; situated just 53 km south of the Equator, Nauru is one of the three great ...

  2. The history of human activity in Nauru, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, began roughly 3,000 years ago when clans settled the island. Early history. Nauruan warrior, 1880. Nauru was settled by Micronesians around 3,000 years ago, and there is evidence of possible Polynesian influence. [1] .

  3. www.wikiwand.com › en › NauruNauru - Wikiwand

    Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of Oceania in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati, about 300 km (190 mi) to the east.

  4. Nauru , officially Republic of Nauru, Island country, southeastern Micronesia, western South Pacific Ocean. Area: 8 sq mi (21 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 12,100. There is no official capital, but government offices are located in Yaren district. About two-thirds of the population are indigenous Nauruans.

  5. Oct 27, 2023 · Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, Nauru in the central Pacific is the world's smallest republic. In the 21st Century it has been a key part of Australia's controversial...

  6. Nauru ( Nauruan: Naoero) is a small island in the South Pacific Ocean south of the Marshall Islands and is the world's third-smallest country; only Monaco and the Vatican City are smaller. An off-the-beaten-track destination if there ever was one, Nauru is also one of the least visited countries in the world, with about only 200 tourists a year.

  7. Nauru is the smallest island nation, covering just 21 square kilometres (8 sq mi), the smallest republic, and the only republican state without a capital. With 10,670 residents, it is the third least-populated country after Vatican City and Tuvalu . Nauru is a phosphate rock island, and its main export since 1907 has been phosphate. [5] .

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