The people of Nauru are made up of 12 tribes, which are represented by the 12-pointed star on the nation's flag. They are believed to be a mix of Micronesian, Polynesian and Melanesian descent.

Citizenship of Nauru, an island nation spanning just 8 square miles in the southwest Pacific Ocean, can be yours for $105,000. The tiny, low-lying island has launched a “golden passport ...

To help meet the cost of moving about 10,000 residents from low-lying homes menaced by rising sea levels and floods, the remote Pacific Ocean nation of Nauru aims to sell citizenships for the ...