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Nauru (other)
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Pacific Ocean, Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati, about to the east. It lies northwest of Tuvalu, northeast of the Solomon Islands, east-northeast of Papua New Guinea, southeast of the Federated States of Micronesia and south of the Marshall Islands. With an area of only , Nauru is the List of countries and dependencies by area, third-smallest country in the world, larger than only Vatican City and Monaco, making it the smallest republic and island nation, as well as the smallest member state of the Commonwealth of Nations by area. Its population of Demographics of Nauru, about 10,800 is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, third-smallest (not including colonies or overseas territories). Nauru is a member of the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauru Bwiema
"" (; en, "Nauru, Our Homeland") is the national anthem of Nauru. The lyrics were written by Margaret Hendrie, with music composed by Laurence Henry Hicks. It was adopted in 1968, upon attaining independence from the mostly Australian-administered Trust Territory of Nauru, UN Trusteeship. History The anthem was composed by Anglo-Australian composer and military bandmaster Laurence Henry Hicks, who was leader of the Black Watch Band. It was adopted upon independence from the UN Trust Territory of Nauru, which was mostly administered by Australia, in January 1968. The anthem did not have official lyrics at the time, but lyrics by Nauruan composer Margaret Hendrie, Margaret Griffith Hendrie (1935–1990) were later adopted. Lyrics See also * Flag of Nauru Notes References External linksMidi version of the Nauru national anthem [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |