Outline of Kiribati
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Republic of Kiribati – sovereign island nation
Island nation
An island country is a state whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. As of 2011, 47 of the 193 UN member states are island countries.-Politics:...
located in the central equator
Equator
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ial Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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General reference
- PronunciationInternational Phonetic AlphabetThe International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...
: - Common English country name: KiribatiKiribatiKiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...
- Official English country name: The Republic of Kiribati
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): I-Kiribati
- Demonym(s):
- EtymologyEtymologyEtymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
: Name of Kiribati - ISO country codes: KI, KIR, 296
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KIISO 3166-2:KIISO 3166-2:KI is the entry for Kiribati in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Kiribati, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
- InternetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
country code top-level domainCountry code top-level domainA country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
: .ki.ki.ki is the Internet country code top-level domain for Kiribati.From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by an Australian ISP, Connect.com.au with the Forum Fisheries Agency, based in Honiara, Solomon Islands as original sponsor, then...
Geography of Kiribati
- Kiribati is: an island country
- Location:
- Southern HemisphereSouthern HemisphereThe Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
and Eastern HemisphereEastern HemisphereThe Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes... - Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
- South Pacific
- OceaniaOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
- MicronesiaMicronesiaMicronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest....
- Micronesia
- Oceania
- South Pacific
- Time zoneTime zoneA time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
s:- Line IslandsLine IslandsThe Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands, is a chain of eleven atolls and low coral islands in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands, that stretches for 2,350 km in a northwest-southeast direction, making it one of the longest islands chains of the world...
– UTC+14UTC+14UTC+14 is an identifier for a +14 hour time offset from UTC. This is the highest time zone, meaning that areas in this zone are the first to see a new day, and therefore the first to celebrate a new year.... - Phoenix IslandsPhoenix IslandsThe Phoenix Islands are a group of eight atolls and two submerged coral reefs, lying in the central Pacific Ocean east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands. They are a part of the Republic of Kiribati. During the late 1930s they became the site of the last attempted colonial...
– UTC+13UTC+13UTC+13 is an identifier for a +13 hour time offset from UTC.This time is used as standard time in:*Kiribati**Phoenix Islands *Tonga-Samoa and Tokelau:... - Gilbert IslandsGilbert IslandsThe Gilbert Islands are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. They are the main part of Republic of Kiribati and include Tarawa, the site of the country's capital and residence of almost half of the population.-Geography:The atolls and islands of the Gilbert Islands...
– UTC+12UTC+12UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a +12 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Kiribati**Gilbert Islands and Banaba*Marshall Islands*Nauru*Russia**Chukotka Autonomous Okrug**Kamchatka Krai**Kuril Islands...
- Line Islands
- Extreme points of Kiribati
- High: unnamed location on Banaba 81 m (266 ft)
- Low: Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
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- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Pacific OceanPacific OceanThe Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
1,143 km
- Southern Hemisphere
- Population of Kiribati: 95,000 - 188th most populous country
- Area of Kiribati: 726 km2
- Atlas of Kiribati
Environment of Kiribati
- Climate of Kiribati
- Environmental issues in Kiribati
- Ecoregions in Kiribati
- Renewable energy in Kiribati
- Geology of Kiribati
- Protected areas of Kiribati
- Biosphere reserves in Kiribati
- National parks of Kiribati
- Wildlife of KiribatiWildlife of KiribatiFor information on the wildlife of Kiribati, see:*List of birds of Kiribati*List of mammals of Kiribati...
- Flora of Kiribati
- Fauna of Kiribati
- Birds of Kiribati
- Mammals of Kiribati
Natural geographic features of Kiribati
- Fjords of Kiribati
- Glaciers of Kiribati
- Islands of Kiribati
- Lakes of Kiribati
- Mountains of Kiribati
- Volcanoes in Kiribati
- Rivers of Kiribati
- Waterfalls of Kiribati
- Valleys of Kiribati
- World Heritage Sites in Kiribati: None
Municipalities of Kiribati
- Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa
- Cities of Kiribati
Government and politics of Kiribati
- Main article: Government of Kiribati and Politics of KiribatiPolitics of KiribatiPolitics of Kiribati takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Kiribati is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
- Form of governmentForm of governmentA form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
: - Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa
- Elections in KiribatiElections in KiribatiKiribati elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The House of Assembly has 42 members, 40 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and...
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Kiribati
- Political scandals of Kiribati
- Taxation in Kiribati
Executive branch of the government of Kiribati
- Head of stateHead of StateA head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
: President of KiribatiPresident of KiribatiThe President of Kiribati is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the House of Assembly, members select from their midst "not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates" for the presidency. No other person may stand...
, - Head of governmentHead of governmentHead of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
: Prime Minister of Kiribati, - Cabinet of KiribatiCabinet of KiribatiThe Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Kiribati.The Constitution of Kiribati specifies that the Cabinet "shall consist of the Beretitenti, the Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti and not more than 10 other Ministers, and the Attorney-General"...
Legislative branch of the government of Kiribati
- Parliament of Kiribati (bicameral)
- Upper houseUpper houseAn upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
: Senate of Kiribati - Lower houseLower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
: House of Commons of Kiribati
- Upper house
Judicial branch of the government of Kiribati
- Supreme Court of Kiribati
Foreign relations of Kiribati
- Diplomatic missions in Kiribati
- Diplomatic missions of KiribatiDiplomatic missions of KiribatiThis is a list of diplomatic missions of Kiribati. Kiribati opened its first diplomatic mission in 2002. The choice of Suva reflected the large number of Kiribati residents in the Fijian Islands working and studying, and Suva's prominence as a regional hub for Pacific diplomacy...
International organization membership
The Republic of Kiribati is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
- Asian Development BankAsian Development BankThe Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...
(ADB) - Commonwealth of NationsCommonwealth of NationsThe Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
- Food and Agriculture OrganizationFood and Agriculture OrganizationThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
(FAO) - International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentInternational Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
(IBRD) - International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO) - International Development AssociationInternational Development AssociationThe International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
(IDA) - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesThe International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
(IFRCS) - International Finance CorporationInternational Finance CorporationThe International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
(IFC) - International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentInternational Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentThe International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
(IFAD) - International Labour OrganizationInternational Labour OrganizationThe International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
(ILO) - International Maritime OrganizationInternational Maritime OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization , formerly known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , was established in Geneva in 1948, and came into force ten years later, meeting for the first time in 1959...
(IMO) - International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
(IMF) - International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementInternational Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementThe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
(ICRM) - International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication UnionThe International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
(ITU) - International Trade Union ConfederationInternational Trade Union ConfederationThe International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
(ITUC) - Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Pacific Islands ForumPacific Islands ForumThe Pacific Islands Forum is an inter-governmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean. It was founded in 1971 as the South Pacific Forum...
(PIF) - Secretariat of the Pacific CommunitySecretariat of the Pacific CommunityThe Secretariat of the Pacific Community, or SPC , is a regional intergovernmental organisation whose membership includes both nations and territories...
(SPC) - South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation AgreementSouth Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation AgreementThe South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-operation Agreement is a nonreciprocal trade agreement in which Australia and New Zealand offer duty-free and unrestricted access for specified products originating from the developing island member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum...
(Sparteca) - United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
(UN) - United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUnited Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
(UNCTAD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Universal Postal UnionUniversal Postal UnionThe Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
(UPU) - World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO) - World Meteorological OrganizationWorld Meteorological OrganizationThe World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
(WMO)
Law and order in Kiribati
- Capital punishment in Kiribati
- Constitution of Kiribati
- Crime in Kiribati
- Human rights in Kiribati
- LGBT rights in KiribatiLGBT rights in KiribatiHomosexual acts are illegal in Kiribati. The Penal Code sections 153, 154 and 155 outlaws anal intercourse regardless of sex.Unnatural Offences153. Any person who- commits buggery with another person or with an animal; or...
- Freedom of religion in Kiribati
- LGBT rights in Kiribati
- Law enforcement in KiribatiLaw enforcement in KiribatiThe only State disciplined forces in Kiribati are a unified national police force, with prison and quarantine powers, and the coast guard. Defense assistance is provided by Australia and New Zealand....
Military of Kiribati
- Command
- Commander-in-chiefCommander-in-ChiefA commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
:- Ministry of Defence of Kiribati
- Commander-in-chief
- Forces
- Army of Kiribati
- Navy of Kiribati
- Air Force of Kiribati
- Special forces of Kiribati
- Military history of Kiribati
- Military ranks of Kiribati
History of Kiribati
- Main article: History of KiribatiHistory of KiribatiThe islands which now form the Republic of Kiribati have been inhabited for at least seven hundred years, and possibly much longer. The initial Micronesian population, which remains the overwhelming majority today, was visited by Polynesian and Melanesian invaders before the first European sailors...
, Timeline of the history of Kiribati, and Current events of Kiribati
- Economic history of Kiribati
- Military history of Kiribati
Culture of Kiribati
- Architecture of Kiribati
- Cuisine of Kiribati
- Ethnic minorities in Kiribati
- Festivals in Kiribati
- Humor in Kiribati
- Languages of Kiribati
- Media in Kiribati
- National symbols of Kiribati
- Coat of arms of KiribatiCoat of arms of KiribatiThe coat of arms of Kiribati shows a yellow frigatebird over a rising sun on a red background among white and blue stripes and the 3 groups of stripes represent . The 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba...
- Flag of KiribatiFlag of KiribatiThe flag of Kiribati: the upper half is red with a gold frigatebird flying over a gold rising sun , and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean and the 3 groups...
- National anthem of Kiribati
- Coat of arms of Kiribati
- People of Kiribati
- Prostitution in Kiribati
- Public holidays in KiribatiPublic holidays in KiribatiThe following are public holidays in Kiribati....
- Records of Kiribati
- Religion in KiribatiReligion in KiribatiAccording to 1900 government statistics, Christian groups form about 96% of the Kiribati population by census counts. The Christian population is divided among general population by census counts as the Roman Catholic Church, 55 percent; Kiribati Protestant Church, 36 percent; The Church of Jesus...
- Buddhism in Kiribati
- Christianity in Kiribati
- Hinduism in Kiribati
- Islam in Kiribati
- Judaism in Kiribati
- Sikhism in Kiribati
- World Heritage Sites in Kiribati: None
Art in Kiribati
- Art in Kiribati
- Cinema of Kiribati
- Literature of Kiribati
- Music of KiribatiMusic of KiribatiThe music of Kiribati has been less affected by Western culture than most other Pacific island cultures since Europeans did not arrive in Kiribati until 1892...
- Television in Kiribati
- Theatre in Kiribati
Sports in Kiribati
- Football in KiribatiFootball in KiribatiThe sport of football in the country of Kiribati is run by the Kiribati Islands Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Kiribati National Championship....
- Kiribati at the Olympics
Economy and infrastructure of Kiribati
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 189th (one hundred and eighty ninth)
- Agriculture in Kiribati
- Banking in Kiribati
- National Bank of Kiribati
- Communications in KiribatiCommunications in KiribatiKiribati has two international airports . The main port is Betio . Phones are available only on Tarawa and Kiritimati and radio phones are used elsewhere...
- Internet in Kiribati
- Companies of Kiribati
- Currency of KiribatiCurrencyIn economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
: DollarAustralian dollarThe Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
- ISO 4217ISO 4217ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
: AUDAudAud might refer to*Australian dollar *Ambedkar University, Delhi *American University in Dubai *Doctor of Audiology *Auðr, the son of Nótt and Naglfari in Norse mythology...
- ISO 4217
- Economic history of Kiribati
- Energy in Kiribati
- Energy policy of Kiribati
- Oil industry in Kiribati
- Mining in Kiribati
- Tourism in Kiribati
- Transport in KiribatiTransport in Kiribati2 small airplanes fly out the Gilbert Islands, except for Banaba. One merchant ship connects, from time to time, the Line Islands and makes stops en route at the Phoenix Islands....
- Kiribati Stock Exchange
Infrastructure of Kiribati
- Health care in Kiribati
- Transportation in Kiribati
- Airports in Kiribati
- Rail transport in Kiribati
- Roads in Kiribati
- Water supply and sanitation in Kiribati
See also
- Gilbertese languageGilbertese language-External links:**** with Gilbertese – English Translations from – The Rosetta Edition**...
- Index of Kiribati-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Kiribati-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of geographyOutline of geographyThe following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
- Outline of OceaniaOutline of OceaniaOceania is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term is also sometimes used to denote a continent comprising Australia and proximate Pacific islands,....