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

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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.

Butaritari District country Kiribati
Butaritari District locatedIn Kiribati
Butaritari District partOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Tabonibara country Kiribati
Tabonibara sovereignState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Natata country Kiribati
Natata sovereignState Kiribati
Utiroa country Kiribati
Utiroa sovereignState Kiribati
Utiroa partOfIslandNation Kiribati
Tanimainiku country Kiribati
Tanimainiku sovereignState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Tanimaiaki Village country Kiribati
Kabinawa village country Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Kabinawa village hasSovereignState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Abemama Atoll Airport country Kiribati
NGAB locatedIn Kiribati
subject surface form: Abemama
Kabinawa country Kiribati
Kabinawa partOf Kiribati
Kabinawa sovereignState Kiribati
Kabinawa isInIslandNation Kiribati
Tabontebike country Kiribati
Tabontebike sovereignState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Baretoa country Kiribati
Baretoa sovereignState Kiribati
Tebanga country Kiribati
Tebanga sovereignState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Tebanga islandNation Kiribati
Kumintiriko country Kiribati
Kumintiriko partOf Kiribati
Kumintiriko sovereignState Kiribati
Bangotantekaba country Kiribati
Bangotantekaba partOf Kiribati
Bangotantekaba sovereignState Kiribati
Butaritari Village country Kiribati
Butaritari Village isPartOfNationState Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Taneti Maamau country Kiribati
Taneti Maamau placeOfBirth Kiribati