In Kiribati, there are 3 units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands. There are no more districts, but a group that unites the Line and the Phoenix islands (ministry at London, Christmas). Each inhabited island has its own council (3 councils on Tarawa: Betio, South-Tarawa, North-Tarawa; 2 councils on Tabiteuea). Kiribati was divided into 6 districts until independence:
Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the islands' population lives. Only three of the Line Islands are inhabited, while the Phoenix Islands are uninhabited but Kanton and Orona (80 people) and have no representation. Banaba itself is sparsely inhabited now. There is also a representative non-elected of the Banabans relocated to Rabi Island in the nation of Fiji.
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 atolls) located some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 atolls) located some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts, and the Line Islands (9 atolls) located about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
While English is the official language, I-Kiribati, the native Micronesian language, is widely spoken.
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