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Nauru, [c] officially the Republic of Nauru [d], formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the Oceania region of the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati about 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the east.
Nauru is known to have the highest rates of obese inhabitants worldwide. [2] The average body weight among Nauruans is approximately 100 kilograms (220 lb). [1] Nauru has an average BMI between 34 and 35. [3] In 2007 World Health Organization (WHO) warned Nauru about the dangers of obesity, including heart attacks and premature death.
The language of Nauru, Dorerin Naoero, is a Micronesian language.English is understood and spoken widely. Education is compulsory from 4 to 16, in all the schools on the island. The University of the South Pacific has a centre in Nauru located in the Aiwo District and offers pre-school teacher education, nutrition and disability studies and will offer the Community Workers Cer
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Nauruans are a nation and an ethnic group indigenous to the Pacific island country of Nauru. They are most likely a blend of Micronesian, Melanesian and Polynesian ancestry. [2] The origin of the Nauruan people has not yet been finally determined.
also: Countries: Nauru: People: Women also: People : By gender : Women : By nationality : Nauruan This category exists only as a container for other categories of Nauruan women .
After Nauru ended ties with Taiwan on Monday, just two days after a presidential election in Taiwan, the island is left with only 12 countries that formally recognise it.
Nauru became a member of the United Nations on 14 September 1999. [2] Of the nine core human rights treaties Nauru has ratified or acceded to four — the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (), the Convention Against Torture (), and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ().