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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kiribati canonical 232
Republic of Kiribati 54
Colony of Kiribati 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kuria sovereignState Kiribati
Kuria partOfIslandNation Kiribati
Aranuka country Kiribati
Aranuka partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Aranuka governingCountry Kiribati
Aranuka sovereignState Kiribati
Kingsmill Islands partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Kingsmill Islands country Kiribati
Union Islands country Kiribati
Makin Atoll country Kiribati
Makin Atoll partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Makin Atoll sovereignState Kiribati
Abemama Atoll country Kiribati
Abemama Atoll partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Abemama Atoll sovereignState Kiribati
Kiribati government country Kiribati
Kiribati government governs Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Bairiki country Kiribati
Bairiki wasFormerCapitalOf Kiribati
Bairiki partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Bikenibeu country Kiribati
Bonriki country Kiribati
Bonriki partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Eita country Kiribati
Eita islandNation Kiribati
Eita sovereignState Kiribati
Teaoraereke country Kiribati
Ambo country Kiribati
Ambo governingCountry Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Ambo sovereignState Kiribati
Tanaea country Kiribati
Tanaea locatedOnIslandNation Kiribati
Nabeina country Kiribati
Nabeina sovereignState Kiribati
Nabeina hasIslandNation Kiribati
Bonriki Village country Kiribati
Bonriki Village partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
RAMSI hasParticipantCountry Kiribati
Northern Gilbert Islands formsPartOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati