Location: Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean

Capital: Tarawa

Total Area: 717 sq km'

Population: appox. 105,432 105,432

Languages: English (official), I-KiribatiEnglish (official), I-Kiribati

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD) Australian Dollar (AUD)

Independance Day: 12 July 1979 (from UK)

Date Joined: 1979

Head of Government: President Taneti Maamau (since 11 March 2016)



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Happy Independence Day #Kiribati!
Plans for first digital TV station in Kiribati

Wave TV is scheduled to kick off services in July with at least 20 pay and free view channels.
PM Houenipwela to host Pacific leaders in Honiara

Prime Minister Rick Hou will chair the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) meeting in Honiara July this year.
PM set to chair PIDF in July

PRIME Minister Rick Hou will chair the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) meeting in Honiara in July this year.
Kiribati inquiry into ferry sinking seeks more time

More than 80 people lost their lives when the ferry sank at the end of January.
NZ bulk buys locator beacons for fishermen in Kiribati and Niue

The New Zealand aid programme is in the process of equipping Pacific fishermen with electronic locator beacons.
Kiribati welcomes support to make health services more resilient

The Government of Kiribati has welcomed the Commonwealth’s support as it works to strengthen its health system.At a meeting of the Commonwealth Advisory
Enhancing stakeholder capacity in Kiribati

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives (MCIC) in collaboration with the Kiribati Customs Administration and Enforcement Office organized a
Foreign ministry looking for builder for Kiribati ship after Internet scam

The government is checking with local shipbuilders to see if they can build a ship suitable for Kiribati after funds transferred from Taiwan to the Pacific nation for the vessel went missing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday.
The Last Generation of Kiribati

EITA, Kiribati — We are following Rupee home when we suddenly find ourselves knee-deep in seawater.
'They say that in 30 years maybe Kiribati will disappear'

The highest point on South Tarawa, the capital island of Kiribati, survives behind a wall of sandbags and rock.
Kiribati calls for global action on climate change

Republic of Kiribati President Anote Tong yesterday called for cooperation among countries to tackle changes brought on by climate change,

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