Nauru

American  

[nah-oo-roo] / nɑˈu ru /

noun

1. Republic of Nauru, an island republic in the Pacific, near the equator, west of Kiribati: administered by Australia before 1968. 8¼ sq. mi. (21 sq. km).

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Nauru British  

/ nɑːˈuːruː /

noun

1. Former name: Pleasant Island.  an island republic in the SW Pacific, west of Kiribati: administered jointly by Australia, New Zealand, and Britain as a UN trust territory before becoming independent in 1968; a member of the Commonwealth (formerly a special member not represented at all meetings, until 1999). The economy is based on export of phosphates. Languages: Nauruan (a Malayo-Polynesian language) and English. Religion: Christian. Currency: Australian dollar. Capital: Yaren. Pop: 9 434 (2013 est). Area: 2130 hectares (5263 acres)

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Other Word Forms

• Nauruan
  noun

Example Sentences

But those supplies have long dried up, and researchers today estimate 80 percent of Nauru has been rendered uninhabitable by mining.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The Republic of Nauru, with one of the world’s smallest economies, has signed its own deal with the Metals Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

The group also said three people transferred so far this year to Nauru under the scheme were locked up in a remote part of the island and that two of them were refugees.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

This deal is separate to the arrangement for Nauru to run Australia's offshore immigration processing regime.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

In   recent years Nauru has encouraged the registration of offshore banks   and corporations.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency