NationMaster - Statistics on Kiribati. facts and figures, stats and information on I-Kiribati economy, crime, people, government, health and education. 3 maps and 6 flags

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.

Population:

99,000

GDP per capita:

$670.32 per capita

Capital with population:

Tarawa - 25,154

Largest city with population:

Tarawa - 25,154

Alternative names:

Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati

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Maps of Kiribati

Christmas [Kiritimati] Island [Pacific Ocean] (Kiribati). (Nautical chart) original scale 1:250,000 D.M.A. 1977	Kiribati - Kiritimati Island (Christmas Island) (Nautical chart) original scale 1:250,000 D.M.A. 1977	Kiribati
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