Third-smallest country in the world changes name

The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its President, David Adeang, said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language.
The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan.
The pronunciation commonly known abroad as Now-roo, has been replaced and spoken as Now-ero.
The move would return the remote South Pacific island nation to its traditional name, according to a statement posted recently on the government’s Facebook account.
The country became known internationally as Nauru only because its local name was difficult for foreigners to pronounce an...