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Nauru Renames Itself Republic of Naoero as Rising Seas Threaten Its Existence

The Pacific island nation previously known as Nauru, one of the world's three smallest countries, is officially adopting its indigenous name: the Republic of Naoero. The low-lying atoll is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, facing a genuine existential threat to its territory. The renaming is seen as an assertion of cultural identity amid that crisis.

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