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Kiribati

Kiribati—Kiribati—Pacific Ocean
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Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.

Kiribati is made up of three distinct island groups -- the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. The first Austronesian voyagers arrived in the Gilbert Islands as early as 3000 B.C., but these islands were not widely settled until about A.D. 200 by Micronesians. Around 1300, Samoans and Tongans invaded the southern Gilbert Islands, then known as Tungaru, bringing Polynesian cultural elements with them.

Capital
Tarawa
Government
presidential republic
Population
116,545
Area
811 sq km
Location
Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator;
Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Natural resources
phosphate (production discontinued in 1979); coconuts (copra); fish
Languages
Gilbertese; English (official)
Religions
Roman Catholic 58.9%; Kiribati Uniting Church 21.2%; Kiribati Protestant Church 8.4%; Church of Jesus Christ 5.6%…
Independence
12 July 1979 (from the UK)
Administrative divisions
3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands;
Currency
Australian dollars (AUD)
Export partners
Thailand 85%; Japan 6%; Philippines 3%; UAE 2%…
Import partners
China 24%; Australia 20%; Fiji 15%; Japan 7%…

Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain

Subdivisions

2 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.

NameTypeCode
KiribatiRegionKI-X01~
—RegionKI-X02~

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Currency
Australian dollars (AUD)
Languages
Gilbertese; English (official)
Government
presidential republic
Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds

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