Kiribati

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Kiribati is a remote Pacific island nation made up of low-lying atolls and islands spread across a vast area of ocean, known for its vulnerability to climate change and sea-level rise.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Kiribati canonical 232
Republic of Kiribati 54
Colony of Kiribati 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific island nation
island country
sovereign state
areaSquareKilometres about 811
callingCode +686
capital South Tarawa
climate tropical
continent Oceania
currency Australian dollar
Kiribati dollar
demonym I-Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati people
drivesOn left
EEZArea over 3,500,000 square kilometres
formerName Gilbert Islands
geographyCharacteristic low-lying atolls
widely dispersed islands
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
hasAtoll Abaiang
Abemama
Arorae
Banaba
Beru
Butaritari
Kiritimati
Maiana
Marakei
Nikunau
Nonouti
Onotoa
Tabiteuea
Tamana
Tarawa
linked to: Tarawa Atoll
hasIslandGroup Gilbert Islands
Line Islands
Phoenix Islands
hasMarineProtectedArea Phoenix Islands Protected Area
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Kiribati
headOfStateTitle President of Kiribati
highestElevationMetres about 81
highestPoint Banaba Island
independenceDate 1979-07-12
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .ki
ISO3166-1Alpha2 KI
ISO3166-1Alpha3 KIR
largestCity South Tarawa
legislature Maneaba ni Maungatabu
locatedIn Micronesia
central Pacific Ocean
majorDenomination Kiribati Uniting Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
Pacific Islands Forum
officialLanguage English
Gilbertese
populationEstimate about 120000
primaryEconomicSector copra production
fishing
seafaring remittances
religionMajority Christianity
timeZone UTC+12
UTC+13
UTC+14
UNMemberState true
vulnerableTo climate change
sea-level rise

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Equator passesThrough Kiribati
Pacific Community hasMember Kiribati
Oceania containsCountry Kiribati
South Pacific contains Kiribati
Fiji Airways servesCountry Kiribati
Australian pound usedIn Kiribati
Haredi Jews populationCenter Kiribati
Pacific Islands Forum hasMember Kiribati
subject linked to: PIF
Pacific Islands hasPart Kiribati
Kwajalein Atoll nearbyCountry Kiribati
Micronesian Presidents' Summit hasMember Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Kiribati language spokenIn Kiribati
Micronesians associatedWithCountry Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Nauruan hasLoanwordsFrom Kiribati
Betio country Kiribati
Betio partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Betio governingCountry Kiribati
Tarawa Atoll country Kiribati
Tarawa Atoll capitalOf Kiribati
Tarawa Atoll adminCenterOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Tarawa Atoll sovereignState Kiribati
Gilbert Islands partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Gilbert Islands country Kiribati
Abemama country Kiribati
Abemama partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Butaritari country Kiribati
Butaritari partOf Republic of Kiribati
linked to: Kiribati
Butaritari sovereignState Kiribati
President of Kiribati country Kiribati
Maneaba ni Maungatabu country Kiribati
Beru country Kiribati