NAURU

Nauruan Naoero, officially Republic of Nauru, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of a solitary raised coral island located in southeastern Micronesia, 25 miles (41 kilometres) south of the Equator. The island is about 2,480 miles northeast of Sydney, Australia, and a slightly greater distance southwest of Honolulu. Nauru has a total land area of about 8 square miles (21 square kilometres) and a circumference of 12 miles. The capital is Yaren administrative centre. Nauruan Naoero, officially Republic of Nauru island republic in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about 2,580 miles (4,160 km) southwest of Hawaii. Oval in shape, it has a circumference of 12 miles (19 km) and an area of 8 square miles (21 square km). Nauru's capital is Yaren administrative centre. Pop. (1994 est.) 10,200. Additional reading General surveys are found in the titles cited in the beginning section of this bibliography. See also Ron Crocombe and Ahmed Ali (eds.), Politics in Micronesia (1983); Barrie Macdonald, In Pursuit of the Sacred Trust: Trusteeship and Independence in Nauru (1988); and the work by M. Williams and B. Macdonald cited in the History section.