Nauru, the world's third-smallest country, has a fascinating history and the past few years have been very crucial in its ...

Nauru National Day, celebrated every year on January 31, is a momentous occasion for the people of this small island nation in the Pacific. It marks the date in 1968 when Nauru gained independence ...

It is a phosphate ... But mining exhausted the deposits in the 1990s. The state also has no army, one of 36 countries in the world without one. Australia is responsible for protecting Nauru ...

The Nauru Regional Processing Centre, a controversial offshore immigration detention facility, has been used on and off for the past 24 years. In 2005, phosphate mining and exports resumed ...