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.

Taneti Maamau headOfStateOf Kiribati
Taneti Maamau governs Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
State House, Bairiki country Kiribati
Ieremia Tabai headOfStateOf Kiribati
Ieremia Tabai nationality Kiribati
this entity surface form: I-Kiribati
Beretitenti country Kiribati
Beretitenti represents Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Chief Minister of the Gilbert Islands jurisdictionBecame Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Coat of arms of Kiribati symbolOf Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Speaker of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu jurisdiction Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Acts of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu appliesIn Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Butaritari Airport country Kiribati
Butaritari Airport locatedIn Kiribati
Cabinet of Kiribati country Kiribati
Tanimaiaki country Kiribati
Tanimaiaki partOf Kiribati
te rebwe countryOfOrigin Kiribati
Christmas Island locatedIn Kiribati
this entity surface form: Republic of Kiribati
Christmas Island country Kiribati