| I-KIRIBATI GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
four times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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811 sq km |
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[180th of 238]
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Area > Total
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811 sq km |
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[190th of 250]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[188th of 239]
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Capital city with population
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Tarawa - 25,154 |
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Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds |
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Coastline
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1,143 km |
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[87th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
unnamed location on Banaba 81 m |
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Forested Land
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38.4% |
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[60th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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1 25 N, 173 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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2.74% |
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[176th of 258]
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Largest city with population
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Tarawa - 25,154 |
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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) |
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Population density
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119.25 people per sqkm |
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[85th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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135.62 people/m²
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[66th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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730 km²
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[178th of 206]
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Terrain
mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs |
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