NationMaster - I-Kiribati Government statistics

Capital city	Tarawa
Parliamentary seats > Female	5%		[110th of 143]
Political parties and leaders > A note there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures
Political parties and leaders > Note there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	14	...	[123rd of 168]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	26	...	[125th of 170]
Procedures to register property > number	5	...	[122nd of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	7.1 %	...	[144th of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	6	...	[139th of 171]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	174 days	...	[93rd of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	660 days	...	[42nd of 171]
Time required to register property > days	513 days	...	[2nd of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	21 days	...	[128th of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	120 hours	...	[138th of 169]
Trademarks, nonresidents	105	...	[85th of 99]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	none
UN membership date	14 Sep. 1999
United Nations mission http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1836.htm

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database; electionworld.org; Wisconsin High School Model United Nations

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati

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