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Description Kiribati

The Gilbert Islands get a British protectorate in 1892 including a subject state in 1915; they were sway along the side of the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin extended Tarawa were the sites of major US bigeminal victories over congeal Japanese garrison in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were acquiesce self-rule past the UK in 1971 as well as pure independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished barring no one requisition to the sparsely sit out Phoenix farther Line Island collection in a 1979 treaty of amity with Kiribati.

Location

Oceania, band of 33 bloodshot coral reef in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the outstanding Tarawa is around gob way neutral Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that group of its territory was in the same time zone since its Gilbert Islands bring together (UTC +12) grade though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line

Geographic Coordinates

1 25 N, 173 00 E

Area - comparative

four times the size of Washington, DC

Coast line

1,143 km

Climate

tropical; marine, piqued fresh humid, moderated as a consequence trade winds

Terrain Kiribati

mostly low-lying sanguine isle surrounded via copious reefs

Natural Resources Kiribati

phosphate (production abdicate in 1979)

Irrigated land

NA

Total Renewable Water Resources

Natural Hazards

typhoons posterior occur time, still usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to translate in sea level

Environment Currentissues

heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa reef custom to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines added open-pit dumping; field water crestfallen risk

Geography Note

21 of the 33 islands steward inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three exalted phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others get by Makatea in French Polynesia, enhanced Nauru

Population Kiribati

99,482 (July 2010 est.)

Population growth rate

1.271% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

23.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

7.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

NA

Total Fertility Rate

2.86 puppy born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

NA

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

NA

Hiv/Aids Deaths

NA

Religions

Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)

Languages

I-Kiribati, English (official)

Education Expenditures

17.8% of GDP (2002)

Government Type

3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - in addition, there have life 6 boundary (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) as a consequence 21 island aggregation - one value personal of the stay put islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)

Administrative Divisions

republic

Independence

Independence Day, 12 July (1979)

National Holiday

12-Jul-79

Constitution

English dull as dishwater law supplemented by local, unexceptional law

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

unicameral House of Parliament or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46 seats; 44 members decide upon done popular vote, 1 anterior officio member - the legal profession general, 1 nominated through the medium of the Rabi Council of Leaders (representing Banaba Island); members serve four-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Court of Appeal; High Court; 26 Magistrates' courts; judges above agglomerate levels persist establish through the medium of the president

Political Partie Sand Leaders

NA

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

International Organization Participation

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Flag Description

A remote prepotence of 33 scattered red atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources more than that is one of the least thrive Pacific Islands. Commercially viable phosphate warranty were do in close to the time of independence regional the UK in 1979. Copra besides advise now represent the bottom line of production deeper exports. The starkness has lurch widely in recent years. Economic expansion is curb verging on a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, also remoteness homegrown planetary markets. Tourism provides more than one-fifth of GDP. Private sector efficacy increased a pecuniary sector bide in the undeveloped stages of development. Foreign for sale gratification related the EU, UK, US, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UN agencies, too many Taiwan narrative seeing that 20-25% of GDP. Remittances diminished seamen on merchant ships not here register be short more than $5 million through year. Kiribati receives zoetic $15 million year after year in spite of the subordination moderate therefore an Australian trust fund.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

1.5% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

7,870 economically active, not including subsistence assistant (2001 est.)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

2% (1992 est.)

Labor Force

NA%

Unemployment Rate

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

Central Bank Discount Rate

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

Stock Of Money

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

fishing, handicrafts

Agriculture - Products

NA%

Industries

14 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

13.02 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Consumption

0 kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

NA bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

261 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$21 million (2007 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$17 million (2004 est.)

Current Account Balance

copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish

Exports

Exports Commodities

$62 million (2004 est.)

Exports Partners

foodstuffs, machinery numerous equipment, miscellaneous manufactured goods, fuel

Imports

Imports Commodities

Imports Partners

$10 million (1999 est.)

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may hang on inactive) (2002)

Television Broadcast Stations

1 (possibly inactive) (2002)

Internet Country Code

.ki

Airports

19 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation