Outline of Kiribati

Coordinates: 1°52′25.2″N 157°25′32.8″W / 1.873667°N 157.425778°W

Location of Kiribati

The Flag of Kiribati

The Coat of arms of Kiribati

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Kiribati

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kiribati:

Kiribati – sovereign island nation located in the central equatorial Pacific Ocean.^[1]

General reference

• Pronunciation: /kiː.ɹɨˈbæs/^[2]
• Common English country name: Kiribati
• Official English country name: The Republic of Kiribati
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): I-Kiribati
• Demonym(s): I-Kiribati
• Etymology: Name of Kiribati
• ISO country codes: KI, KIR, 296
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KI
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ki

Geography of Kiribati

• Kiribati is: an island country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific
      • Oceania
        • Micronesia
  • Time zones:
    • Line Islands – UTC+14
    • Phoenix Islands – UTC+13
    • Gilbert Islands – UTC+12
  • Extreme points of Kiribati
    • High: unnamed location on Banaba 81 m (266 ft)
    • Low: Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Pacific Ocean 1,143 km
• Population of Kiribati: 95,000 - 188th most populous country
• Area of Kiribati: 726 km²
• Atlas of Kiribati

Environment of Kiribati

An enlargeable satellite image of the islands of Tarawa and Maiana

• Climate of Kiribati
• Renewable energy in Kiribati
• Geology of Kiribati
• Protected areas of Kiribati
  • Biosphere reserves in Kiribati
  • National parks of Kiribati
• Wildlife of Kiribati
  • Fauna of Kiribati
    • Birds of Kiribati
    • Mammals of Kiribati

Natural geographic features of Kiribati

• Islands of Kiribati
• Lakes of Kiribati
• Rivers of Kiribati
  • Waterfalls of Kiribati
• World Heritage Sites in Kiribati: Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Regions of Kiribati

Administrative divisions of Kiribati

None

Municipalities of Kiribati

• Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa
• Cities of Kiribati

Demography of Kiribati

Government and politics of Kiribati

Main article: Government of Kiribati and Politics of Kiribati

• Form of government: parliamentary republic
• Capital of Kiribati: Tarawa

• Elections in Kiribati
• Political parties in Kiribati

Branches of the government of Kiribati

Executive branch of the government of Kiribati

• Head of state and head of government: Anote Tong, President of Kiribati
• Cabinet of Kiribati

Legislative branch of the government of Kiribati

• House of Assembly (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Kiribati

• Court of Appeal of Kiribati (supreme court)

Foreign relations of Kiribati

• Diplomatic missions in Kiribati
• Diplomatic missions of Kiribati

International organization membership

The Republic of Kiribati is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Law and order in Kiribati

• Constitution of Kiribati
• Crime in Kiribati
• Human rights in Kiribati
  • LGBT rights in Kiribati
  • Freedom of religion in Kiribati
• Law enforcement in Kiribati

Military of Kiribati

There is no military in Kiribati.^[3]

History of Kiribati

Main article: History of Kiribati, Timeline of the history of Kiribati, and Current events of Kiribati

• Military history of Kiribati

Culture of Kiribati

• Architecture of Kiribati
• Cuisine of Kiribati
• Festivals in Kiribati
• Languages of Kiribati
• Media in Kiribati
• National symbols of Kiribati
  • Coat of arms of Kiribati
  • Flag of Kiribati
  • National anthem of Kiribati
• People of Kiribati
• Public holidays in Kiribati
• Records of Kiribati
• Religion in Kiribati
  • Christianity in Kiribati
  • Hinduism in Kiribati
  • Islam in Kiribati
  • Judaism in Kiribati
  • Sikhism in Kiribati
• World Heritage Sites in Kiribati:
  • Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Art in Kiribati

• Art in Kiribati
• Cinema of Kiribati
• Literature of Kiribati
• Music of Kiribati
• Television in Kiribati
• Theatre in Kiribati

Sports in Kiribati

• Football in Kiribati
• Kiribati at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Kiribati

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 189th (one hundred and eighty ninth)

• Agriculture in Kiribati
• Banking in Kiribati
  • National Bank of Kiribati
• Communications in Kiribati
  • Internet in Kiribati
• Companies of Kiribati

• Currency of Kiribati: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: AUD

• Energy in Kiribati
  • Energy policy of Kiribati
  • Oil industry in Kiribati
• Mining in Kiribati
• Tourism in Kiribati
• Transport in Kiribati

• Kiribati Stock Exchange

Education in Kiribati

Infrastructure of Kiribati

• Health care in Kiribati
• Transportation in Kiribati
  • Airports in Kiribati
  • Rail transport in Kiribati
  • Roads in Kiribati

See also

• Gilbertese language
• Index of Kiribati-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Kiribati-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. "Kiribati". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. "Kiribati", Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
3. "Kiribati", CIA World Factbook

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Kiribati

• Parliament of Kiribati
• Encyclopaedia Britannica, Kiribati
• Phoenix Islands Protected Area
• Outline of Kiribati at DMOZ
• Kiribati travel guide from Wikivoyage