Kiribati

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Kiribati is a remote Pacific island nation made up of low-lying atolls and islands spread across a vast area of ocean, known for its vulnerability to climate change and sea-level rise.

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Surface form Occurrences
Republic of Kiribati 2

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific island nation
island country
sovereign state
areaSquareKilometres about 811
callingCode +686
capital South Tarawa
climate tropical
continent Oceania
currency Australian dollar
Kiribati dollar
demonym Kiribati people
surface form: I-Kiribati
drivesOn left
EEZArea over 3,500,000 square kilometres
formerName Gilbert Islands
geographyCharacteristic low-lying atolls
widely dispersed islands
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasAtoll Abaiang
Abemama
Arorae
Banaba
Beru
Butaritari
Kiritimati
Maiana
Marakei
Nikunau
Nonouti
Onotoa
Tabiteuea
Tamana
Tarawa Atoll
surface form: Tarawa
hasIslandGroup Gilbert Islands
Line Islands
Phoenix Islands
hasMarineProtectedArea Phoenix Islands Protected Area
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Kiribati
headOfStateTitle President of Kiribati
highestElevationMetres about 81
highestPoint Banaba Island
independenceDate 1979-07-12
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .ki
ISO3166-1Alpha2 KI
ISO3166-1Alpha3 KIR
largestCity South Tarawa
legislature Maneaba ni Maungatabu
locatedIn Micronesia
Central Pacific Ocean
surface form: central Pacific Ocean
majorDenomination Kiribati Uniting Church
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
Pacific Islands Forum
officialLanguage English
Gilbertese language group
surface form: Gilbertese
populationEstimate about 120000
primaryEconomicSector copra production
fishing
seafaring remittances
religionMajority Christianity
timeZone UTC+12
UTC+13
UTC+14
UNMemberState true
vulnerableTo climate change
sea-level rise

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this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
South Pacific contains Kiribati
Oceania containsCountry Kiribati
Betio country Kiribati
Nauruan hasLoanwordsFrom Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Pacific Community hasMember Kiribati
PIF hasMember Kiribati
subject surface form: Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands hasPart Kiribati
Kwajalein Atoll nearbyCountry Kiribati
Equator passesThrough Kiribati
Haredi Jews populationCenter Kiribati
Fiji Airways servesCountry Kiribati
Kiribati language spokenIn Kiribati
Australian pound usedIn Kiribati