Nauru
geographical name
Na·u·ru
nä-ˈü-(ˌ)rü
variants
or formerly Pleasant Island
island (atoll) in the western Pacific 26 miles (42 kilometers) south of the Equator; formerly a joint British, New Zealand, and Australian trust territory; since 1968 an independent republic area 8 square miles (21 square kilometers), population 10,085
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