Place details
Place nameNauru
Other namesNaoero, Republic of Nauru, République de Nauru, NRU, NR, ISO520, NR00, Pleasant Island, Nauruan
Latitude-0.533
Longitude166.917
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Small, isolated island nation in west Pacific; probably settled in different periods by drift settlements from various Pacific islands; Europeans arrived in 1798; was under joint trust of Australia, Britain and New Zealand after World War II; official language is Nauruan, though English is widely spoken.