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Oceania > Kiribati > Geography

I-KIRIBATI GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
four times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 811 sq km Time series [180th of 238]
Area > Total 811 sq km Time series [190th of 250]
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [188th of 239]
Capital city with population Tarawa - 25,154
Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Coastline 1,143 km [87th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Banaba 81 m
Forested Land 38.4% [60th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 1 25 N, 173 00 E Time series
Land use > Arable land 2.74% Time series [176th of 258]
Largest city with population Tarawa - 25,154
Location
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and 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
Map references
Oceania
Natural hazards
typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Natural resources
phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)
Population density 119.25 people per sqkm [85th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 135.62 people/m² Time series [66th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 730 km² Time series [178th of 206]
Terrain
mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati

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