太平洋岛国瑙鲁宣布将国名从Nauru改为Naoero，国际代码相应从NRU更改为NRO[1][2]。瑙鲁总统大卫·阿迪昂表示，此举旨在回归传统名称、尊重国家遗产、彰显民族身份和语言[1][2]。人民的称号也将从Nauruan改为dei-Naoero[1][2]。
瑙鲁议会已完成两轮投票，批准了必要的宪法修正案[1][2]。总统在1月向议会提议此项变更[1][2]，议会于5月投票支持后，政府随后向联合国提出请求[1]。政府决定取消原计划举行的全民公投[1][2]。联合国网站已采用新名称，澳大利亚、新西兰、美国和中国驻区域大使馆网站也已更新相关信息[2]。
瑙鲁是世界第三小国，总人口约12,000人，仅次于图瓦卢和梵蒂冈[1][2]。该国于1968年独立，曾先后被德国和澳大利亚统治[1][2]。
The Pacific island nation of Nauru has formally changed its official name from Nauru to Naoero, with the international country code shifting from NRU to NRO [1][2]. The demonym for its citizens has also been updated from Nauruan to dei-Naoero [1][2]. President David Adeang proposed the change to parliament in January, describing it as a restoration of the nation's traditional name and a reflection of national heritage and identity [1][2]. The government stated that the renaming represents "a new beginning of national pride" [1].
The Nauruan parliament approved the constitutional amendment through two rounds of voting in May, and the government submitted the request to the United Nations in June [1]. Rather than holding a nationwide referendum as originally planned, the government decided to proceed without one [1][2]. The change has already been reflected across international platforms, with the United Nations website, as well as websites of diplomatic missions from Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and China in the region, having adopted the new name [2].
With a population of approximately 12,000 people, Nauru is the world's third-smallest country, ranking after Tuvalu and Vatican City [1][2]. The nation gained independence in 1968 after periods of German colonial rule and subsequent Australian administration [1][2].