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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kiribati:

Kiribati – sovereign island nation located in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean.^[1]

General reference

Pronunciation: /kiː.ɹɨˈbæs/^[2]
Common English country name: Kiribati
Official English country name: The Republic of Kiribati
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): I-Kiribati
Demonym(s): I-Kiribati
Etymology: Name of Kiribati
ISO country codes: KI, KIR, 296
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KI
Internet country code top-level domain: .ki

Geography of Kiribati

Kiribati is: an island country
Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Pacific Ocean
  - South Pacific
    - Oceania
      - Micronesia
- Time zones:
  - Line Islands – UTC+14
  - Phoenix Islands – UTC+13
  - Gilbert Islands – UTC+12
- Extreme points of Kiribati
  - High: unnamed location on Banaba 81 m (266 ft)
  - Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: Pacific Ocean 1,143 km
Population of Kiribati: 95,000 - 188th most populous country
Area of Kiribati: 726 km²
Atlas of Kiribati

Environment of Kiribati

Natural geographic features of Kiribati

Islands of Kiribati
Lakes of Kiribati
Rivers of Kiribati
- Waterfalls of Kiribati
World Heritage Sites in Kiribati: Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Regions of Kiribati

Ecoregions of Kiribati

Administrative divisions of Kiribati

None

Municipalities of Kiribati

Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa
Cities of Kiribati

Demography of Kiribati

Government and politics of Kiribati

Main article: Government of Kiribati and Politics of Kiribati

Form of government: parliamentary republic
Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa
Elections in Kiribati
Political parties in Kiribati

Branches of the government of Kiribati

Executive branch of the government of Kiribati

Legislative branch of the government of Kiribati

House of Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Kiribati

Court of Appeal of Kiribati (supreme court)

Foreign relations of Kiribati

International organization membership

The Republic of Kiribati is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF)
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Law and order in Kiribati

Military of Kiribati

There is no military in Kiribati.^[3]

Local government in Kiribati

History of Kiribati

Main article: History of Kiribati, Timeline of the history of Kiribati, and Current events of Kiribati

Military history of Kiribati

Culture of Kiribati

Art in Kiribati

Sports in Kiribati

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 Kiribati
- Internet in Kiribati
Companies of Kiribati
Currency of Kiribati: Dollar
- ISO 4217: AUD
Energy in Kiribati
- Energy policy of Kiribati
- Oil industry in Kiribati
Mining in Kiribati
Tourism in Kiribati
Transport in Kiribati
Kiribati Stock Exchange

Education in Kiribati

Infrastructure of Kiribati

References

^ ^a ^b "Kiribati". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ "Kiribati", Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
^ "Kiribati", CIA World Factbook

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Kiribati

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Kiribati". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] "Kiribati", Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

[3] "Kiribati", CIA World Factbook

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