Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero
World News Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero By Associated Press Published Aug. Add The New York Post on Google WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan.
- ▪World News Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero By Associated Press Published Aug.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
- ▪The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 5 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Nauru, a Small Island in South Pacific, Changes Its Name to Naoero — NYT — World
- ▪ Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero — The Guardian — World
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:45:29 -0400 |
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World News Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero By Associated Press Published Aug. 3, 2026, 10:45 a.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
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