NAURU OFFICIALLY CHANGES ITS NAME TO NAOERO

Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said,… 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 | The Guardian reports that pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said,…

The report adds: The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan.

Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero.

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