Kiribati
Republic of Kiribati
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About Kiribati
Kiribati covers an area of about 5 million square kilometers and consists of 32 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean and one islands, straddling the equator. The goups consists Banaba - an isolated island, the Gibert Islands - 16 atolls 1500 km north of Fiji, The Phoenix Islands - 8 atolls and coral islands located some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts and the Line Islands - 8 atolls and one reef, located about 3300 km east of the Gilberts. Three additional islands in the Line Islands are part of the United States.
The capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia.
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General information
- Capital: Tarawa
- Language: I-Kiribati, English (official)
- Climate: Tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
- Timezone: UTC +12
- Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
- Electricity plugs: i (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 103,092 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +686
- Toplevel domain .ki
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The I-Kiribati are a very proud, formal but also very polite people. Fishing is an intimate part of the Kiribati way of life, and the love for his canoe is a true passion for the Kiribati. Famous is the ecstatic group dancing, full of passion and moral and physical tension, and to some a little scary the first time they see it.
Religion: Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant 40%, Diverse 8%
National holiday: Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
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