Nauru, otok Južnog Pacifika, veličine osam kvadratnih milja je najmanja svjetska republika. Od 1888. godine je bio njemački protektorat sve dok ga u Prvom svjetskom ratu nisu zauzeli Australci. Liga Naroda dodjelila je zajednički mandat uprave nad otokom Australiji, Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu i Novom Zelandu. U Drugom svjetskom ratu Japan okupira otok, a nakon rata Ujedinjeni Narodi Australiji dodjelju „brigu“ o otoku. Nakon osamostaljenja 1968-me, pristupaju 1969-te Commonwealthu, a 1999.godine pridružuju se Organizaciji Ujedinjenih Naroda.

      Policijske snage Naurua (The Nauru Police Force) su primarna i jedina agencija zaodržavanje reda i provođenje zakona. Na Nauruu. Broj policajaca je oko stotinu, a podupiru ih i dobrovoljni policijski rezervisti, obučeni za pružanje pomoći u slučaju ozbiljnijih nereda. Policajci uobičajeno patroliraju nenaoružani, ali Policijske snage Naurua imaju šezdesetak komada vatrenog oružja.  

      Nauru, an eight-square-mile island in the South Pacific, is the world’s smallest republic. It was a German protectorate from 1888 until Australian troops seized it during World War I. The League of Nations granted a joint mandate to Australia, Britain, and New Zealand to govern the island in 1919. Japan occupied Nauru during World War II, and in 1947, the United Nations designated it as a trust territory under Australia. Nauru gained independence in 1968, became an associate Commonwealth member in 1969, and joined the United Nations in 1999.

      The Nauru Police Force is Nauru's primary and only Law Enforcement agency, it is tasked with preserving peace and enforcing the law within Nauru. There is a 100-person regular police force under civilian command, backed by volunteer reservists trained to provide support in the event of serious unrest. While officers are typically unarmed while on routine patrol, the Nauruan police force does possess 60 firearms.