Nauru

Micronesia

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CapitalYaren

Population—

RegionOceania

Area21 km²

LanguagesEnglish, Nauru

CurrencyAustralian dollar

PeopleNauruan

About

Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.