Kiribati

Guide to KIRIBATI

KIRIBATI which official name is Republic of Kiribati or Kiribati, is a country from Oceania located at the Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line. KIRIBATI is divided in 3 unit . KIRIBATI's capital is South Tarawa , but KIRIBATI 's most populated city is bairiki with about 44,428 inhabitants.

History of KIRIBATI

KIRIBATI's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Anote Tong as head of state.

Other symbols of KIRIBATI are I-Kiribati motto " Te mauri, te raoi ao te tabomoa (Kiribati, Health, Peace and Prosperity) I-Kiribati anthem "Teirake kaini Kiribati (Stand Kiribati) I-Kiribati flag.I-Kiribati flag is composed by the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean .

KIRIBATI's history is quite long: 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.

KIRIBATIs geography

Guide to travel to KIRIBATI

If you are thinking on traveling to KIRIBATI, you will have to take in consideration some points like KIRIBATI's currency, KIRIBATI's weather, KIRIBATI's national holiday and KIRIBATI's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. KIRIBATI`s currency is called dollar ( A$), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, dollar's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.1.0443448782.

KIRIBATI's weather is characterized to be tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to KIRIBATI.

You can also consider to visit KIRIBATI on it's national holiday to get in KIRIBATI's culture. If you do so, KIRIBATI's national holiday is called Independence Day, 12 July.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of KIRIBATI: unnamed location on Banaba 81 m. And try also to get to KIRIBATI's lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit KIRIBATI's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to KIRIBATI, with more than 19 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to KIRIBATI without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. KIRIBATI has about0 of railways, and also5 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

I-Kiribati Culture

KIRIBATI is known by I-Kiribatis as Republic of Kiribati or Kiribati in the shortened way. I-Kiribati, about 107,817 people, are composed by different ethnics: Micronesian 98.8%, other 1.2% (2000 census). And they also have different languages: English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's KIRIBATI's religion. I-Kiribatis are divided in Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999).

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