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Kiribati

Kiribati

Capital: South Tarawa

About

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island country in the Micronesia sub-region of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. The state comprises 32 atolls and other islands and one remote raised coral island, Banaba. Its total land area is 811 km2 (313 sq mi) dispersed over 3,441,810 km2 (1,328,890 sq mi) of ocean. The spread of the country's islands, from Banaba in the west to Kiritimati in the east straddles the equator and the 180th meridian. The International Date Line goes around Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching 150°W. This brings Kiribati's easternmost islands, the southern Line Islands south of Hawaii, into the same day as the Gilbert Islands and places them in the most advanced time zone on Earth: UTC+14.

Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kiribati, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.

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U.S. travel advisory
L1Normal precautions
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By the numbers

Population
134.5k
Area
811 km²
GDP (nominal)
$223.4M
GDP per capita
$1.7k
HDI
0.624
Life expectancy
68.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2024.

Travel

Language
English, Gilbertese
Currency
AUD $
Calling code
+686
Schengen
No
Voltage
230V/50Hz
Plugs
I
Tap water
Not safe
Emergency
100, 117, 192, 193
Tipping
Varies: check for service charges; small tips are appreciated for good service in tourist-facing places.
US visa
Visa-free

Sources

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