US financing

US reviewing restriction that could affect Nauru

Under the act, Nauru is no longer eligible for financial support from the US government as it recognises two Georgian break-away regions as independent countries.

The act declares that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are Russian-occupied territories belonging to Georgia.

It also prohibits US representatives in international financial institutions from supporting programmes that violate Georgia's sovereignty.

Nauru, which has a population of about 10,000, refurbished its port with Russian aid money after it recognised the regions' independence from Georgia in 2009.