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Kiribati Travel Guide

The Kiribati Travel Guide is a comprehensive directory of facts and figures that we hope you will find interesting.

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Full Name

Republic of Kiribati

Former Name

Gilbert Islands

Capital City

Tarawa

Government Type

republic

Climate

tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds

Geography

21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru

Languages

I-Kiribati, English (official)

History

The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.

Currency

Australian Dollar (AUD)

Tarawa

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