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Oceania — Micronesia
UN Member
Independent
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🇰🇮 Kiribati
Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati
120.7K
Population
World #194
811 km²
Land Area
World #192
$312.0 million
GDP (USD)
World #185
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Did You Know?
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Kiribati is the world's #194 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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It spans 3 timezones — from UTC+13:00 to UTC+12:00.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #185 worldwide with a GDP of $312.0 million USD.
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Population density is 148.9 people per km² — world rank #82.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
South Tarawa
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Phone Code
+686
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Internet TLD
.ki
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Nationality
I-Kiribati
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
KI / KIR / 296
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Coordinates
1.42°, 173.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$312.0 million USD
World rank #185 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$2,584
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
148.9 /km²
World density rank #82
$
Australian dollar
AUD • official currency
$
Kiribati dollar
KID • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
120,740
World rank #194 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Gilbertese
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Demonym
I-Kiribati
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Gilbertese
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
811 km²
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (3)
UTC+13:00
Pacific/Enderbury
PHOT — Phoenix Island Time
UTC+14:00
Pacific/Kiritimati
LINT — Line Islands Time
UTC+12:00
Pacific/Tarawa
GILT — Gilbert Island Time
“Kiribati” Around the World
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كيريباتي
جمهورية كيريباتي
bre
Kiribati
Republik Kiribati
ces
Kiribati
Republika Kiribati
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Kiribati
Republik Kiribati
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Kiribati
Kiribati Vabariik
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Kiribati
Kiribatin tasavalta
fra
Kiribati
République de Kiribati
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Kiribati
Samostalne i suverene Republike Kiribati
hun
Kiribati
Kiribati Köztársaság
ita
Kiribati
Repubblica indipendente e sovrano di Kiribati
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キリバス
キリバス共和国
kor
키리바시
키리바시 공화국
nld
Kiribati
Onafhankelijke en soevereine republiek Kiribati
per
کیریباتی
جمهوری کیریباتی
pol
Kiribati
Republika Kiribati
por
Kiribati
Independente e soberano República de Kiribati
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Кирибати
Независимой и суверенной Республики Кирибати
slk
Kiribati
Kiribatská republika
spa
Kiribati
República Independiente y Soberano de Kiribati
srp
Kiribati
Republika Kiribati
swe
Kiribati
Republiken Kiribati
tur
Kiribati
Kiribati Cumhuriyeti
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کیریباتی
سلطنت آزاد جمہوریہ کیریباتی
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基里巴斯
基里巴斯共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
KI
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ISO Alpha-3
KIR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
296
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q710
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Also Spelled As
KI • Republic of Kiribati • Ribaberiki Kiribati
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