Kiribati

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Coordinates : 1°25′N 173°00′E  /  1.417°N 173.000°E  / 1.417; 173.000

Independent an Sovereign Republic o Kiribati

Ribaberiki Kiribati
Banner o Kiribati
Banner
Coat o airms o Kiribati
Coat o airms
Motto:  "Te Mauri, Te Raoi ao Te Tabomoa"
"Heal, Peace an Prosperity"
Anthem Teirake Kaini Kiribati
Staund up, Kiribati
Location o Kiribati
Caipital
and largest city
Sooth Tarawa [1]
1°28′N 173°2′E  /  1.467°N 173.033°E  / 1.467; 173.033
Offeecial leids
Ethnic groups
(2000)
98.8% Micronesie
1.2% ithers [2]
Demonym(s) I-Kiribati
Govrenment Parliamentary republic
Taneti Maamau
Teuea Toatu
Legislatur Hoose o Assembly
Unthirldom
? frae the Unitit Kinrick
12 Julie 1979
Aurie
? Total
811 km 2 (313 sq mi) ( 186t )
Population
? 2010 estimate
103,500 ( 197t )
? 2010 census
103,500
? Density
135/km 2 (349.6/sq mi) ( 73rd )
GDP   ( PPP ) 2011 estimate
? Total
$599 million [3]
? Per capita
$5,721 [3]
GDP   (nominal) 2011 estimate
? Tot
$167 million [3]
? Per capita
$1,592 [3]
HDI   (2013) Increase 0.629
medium  ·  121st
Currency Kiribati dollar
Australian dollar ( AUD )
Time zone UTC +12 , +13 , +14
Drivin side left
Cawin code +686
ISO 3166 code KI
Internet TLD .ki

Kiribati ( Kee-ree-buss ) is a kintra in the Paceefic Ocean . It haes a population o aboot 110,000, an its caipital ceety is Sooth Tarawa .

Kiribati is a pairlamentary democracy. The Preses o the Republic is Taaneti Mamau the nou.

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

  1. "Kiribati government website" . Government of Kiribati. Archived frae the original on 26 Juin 2010 . Retrieved 24 Juin 2010 .
  2. Kiribati entry at The World Factbook
  3. a b c d "Kiribati" . International Monetary Fund . Retrieved 19 Apryle 2012 .