Officially the Republic of Nauru, and formerly known as Pheasant Island, the Oceanian microstate is the third-smallest country in the world and lies approximately 2,500 miles northeast of Australia.

Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang said, opening a contentious "golden passport" scheme as other climate financing runs dry.

Nauru is a tiny island country in the Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific. The microstate is the least visited country in the world with around only 200 people visiting ...