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Official country name
Republic of Kiribati
Short name
Kiribati
Local names
Republic of Kiribati (long)
Kiribati (short)
Kiribati (short)
Former name
Gilbert Islands
Notes
pronounced keer-ree-bahss
Nationality
I-Kiribati (singular and plural) (noun) Kiribati (adjective)
Languages spoken
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Capital
Tarawa
Government type
republic
Population
110,356 ranked 193, (data 2008)
Geography
21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 1,143 km.
Land borders
0km,
Administrative divisions
3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)
Independence
12 July 1979 (from UK)