Nauru

Interesting Facts About Nauru

• Nauru is a microstate in the South Pacific Ocean, with its nearest neighbour Banaba located about 300 kilometres to the east
• Nauruan is a distinct Micronesian language spoken by 96% of ethnic Nauruans at home
• English is widely spoken and serves as the language of government and commerce
• Christianity is the main religion, with the Nauru Congregational Church (34.3%), the Catholic Church (33.9%), and the Assemblies of God (11.7%) as the main denominations
• The island experienced significant population changes, with 1,500 people leaving in 2006 during a repatriation of immigrant workers from Kiribati and Tuvalu due to phosphate mining layoffs
• Nauruan Pidgin English is an endangered English-based pidgin formed through the merger of the extinct Chinese Pidgin English and Pacific Pidgin English

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