(Reuters) - Schools and workplaces on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru will close and areas will be evacuated on Thursday while Australian army sappers try to defuse a 500-pound (227 kg ...

It has the Pacific's highest accident rate, although there is just one 12-mile road around the island's perimeter. A decade ago, Kinza Clodumar, the then finance minister, said: "Nauru was once a ...

Citizenship of Nauru, an island nation spanning just 8 square miles in the southwest Pacific Ocean, can be yours for $105,000. The tiny, low-lying island has launched a “golden passport ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 27 October 2023 Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, Nauru in the central Pacific is the world's smallest republic.

Nestled in the heart of the Pacific, Nauru is a nation like no other. The third smallest country in the world, this tiny island of just 21 square kilometres is home to a fascinating history ...

Nauru’s population of 11,000 live along a coastal strip just 150-300 m (yards) wide. On Thursday morning, a 2 km area around the bomb will be evacuated as the Australian sappers try to disarm ...