One of the World’s Smallest Countries Just Changed Its Name—and Travelers May Start Seeing It on Maps and Flights

One of the World’s Smallest Countries Just Changed Its Name—and Travelers May Start Seeing It on Maps and Flights

Nauru is officially the Republic of Naoero, adopting the Indigenous name its people have long used for their 8-square-mile island home.Sunset at Anibare Beach on Nauru.Credit: Hadi Zaher/Getty ImagesTravelers looking at a map of the Pacific Ocean may soon notice a new name on one of its smallest islands.Nauru, the tiny island nation located northeast of Australia, has officially become the Republic of Naoero, adopting the traditional Indigenous …