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Some things that might be interesting to put somewhere in here:

The diet of Nauru(ians?) under highest standards of living were mainly canned foods, leading to high obesity rate.

They've been moving into off-shore banking, a lot of Russian mob money and other types of questionable cash has been sent there. As well as off-shore corporations.

~ender. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.86.209.250 (talk) 08:54, 15 April 2003 (UTC) [reply]

There's a lot of information in the German Wikipedia, see de:Portal:Nauru. -- CdaMVvWgS 18:52, 10 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I'm watching a report on the Wallonian journal. When the phosphate extraction began, the Nauru got a percentage of the money and soon had about the highest gdp/capita in the world. They could afford anything: a favorite pass time was driving around the island in very expensive cars and eating unhealthy food which lead them to become just about the fattest people on the planet. When the phosphate mine ran out of phospate, they tried to get revenues from selling passports and off-shore banking untill the international community took action. It is used as an examply to demistify and punch a hole in the rhetoric that if you leave things to indigenous people - especially nature with whom they are supposed to live in harmony - things can go catastrophically wrong. SvenAERTS (talk) 02:10, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Removed part that stated Nauru boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s. This is unsourced and further research such as UN data appears to show this statement is in fact false^[1]

@Epelerenon: You made a bold edit, and it's been disputed. The onus is on you to seek consensus for your proposed addition, and in the absence of such consensus, the material stays out. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:31, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for mentioning me here. Firstly, my edit wasn't bold. Other Wikipedia pages also have data about religion in the info box section. See United Kingdom, Australia and Canada etc. My edit was also well sourced.

Secondly, you also removed important data about ethnic makeup in your trim in addition to religion related data. So I think consensus should be made regarding this edit. Nauru is a small, little known country, so we should appreciate new information added in the article instead of removing it. Regards Epelerenon (talk) 06:21, 3 August 2020 (UTC)Epelerenon is a sock puppet of an indef blocked user.VR _talk 12:27, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is information about religion in the article body - if you felt that content should be expanded we could discuss that. That doesn't require us to include it in the infobox, regardless of what other articles may or may not do. I've removed it pending consensus for your proposed addition (which, by our definitions, was a bold addition). I see you've been adding this content across multiple pages; I would suggest that if you want to mandate its inclusion you hold that discussion somewhere central. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:13, 3 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I've written an article in the French Wikipedia (Dix-Neuf de Nauru) about the case of the "Nauru 19", the nineteen men and women arrested for a protest in front of Parliament in 2015 and subsequently convicted for riot and other offences. Their case, as you may know, drew attention as it was part of a more general slide to autocracy by the Waqa / Adeang government, as three of the accused were Opposition MPs, and as the judge who halted the trial in 2018 (before the Nauruan government created a brand new court of appeal to ensure the accused would be convicted) described Justice Minister David Adeang's persecution of the accused as an "affront to the rule of law". If you would like to write the English version (Nauru 19), please feel free to use my French version as a starting point. Aridd (talk) 20:23, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi everyone,

Nikkimaria feels the need to reverts on edits when all that I added is the general information for Nauru just like every other country article on Wikipedia such as the side of the road it drives which is the left in Nauru on and it's country calling code in which is +674. I do understand that Wikipedia it's NOT a guidebook however I never said it is or was. You wouldn't say it's NOT important to know that the United Kingdom for example drives on the left and has the dialling code of +44. I just don't see how Nauru's information provided can be any different from the UK for example. If any of your have and comments, please feel free to leave them below here. ;) Put a mask on mate! (talk) 11:49, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Parameter inclusion is decided on a case-by-case basis. What leads you to believe these details are important for this particular article? Nikkimaria (talk) 12:48, 24 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It says here they are city-states, and according to Wikipedia, a "city-state" is a city. Making Nauru (technically) the smallest country in the world. 187.175.48.172 (talk) 21:37, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

City-states are generally considered countries, by dint of the state part of the descriptor. CMD (talk) 23:15, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In geography section “There are no native land mammals…”. This is incorrect: Humans are native to the island - I understand these are mammals ; to ignore this fact is highly anthropocentric. Robertowalton (talk) 20:47, 31 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Nauru Bwiema.ogg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 18:24, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all, At the moment the article only mentions that Nauru has twelve tribes, connected to the twelve-pointed star on the flag. This is very minimal. In fact, the tribes are one of the core parts of Nauruan identity and history. Traditionally each tribe had its own chief, and descent is matrilineal (children inherit the mother’s tribe). The tribes also had distinctive clothing and symbols, which helped identify people. There is well-documented information on the twelve tribes, including their names, meanings and characteristics. Two tribes (Iwi and Irutsi) are considered extinct today, but still part of the cultural memory. Sources include Hambruch’s Nauru (Hamburg Südsee Expedition, early 20th century) and later Pacific ethnographic studies. I suggest we expand the history part with a short subsection listing the twelve tribes with their traditional names and background, properly referenced. This would give readers a clearer picture of Nauruan culture beyond politics and economics.

Created in meantime: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribes_of_Nauru

Tribes of Nauru - The Government of the Republic of Nauru

Kavamixer (talk) 02:35, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Passerby. Just thought this was strange as I was looking for an elaboration ~2026-9366 (talk) 12:29, 1 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]