Kiribati, Republika Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati
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The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.

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1. Dependency status: NA

2. Government type: republic

3. Location: Oceania, group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line

4. Border Countries: none

5. Climate: tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds

6. Terrain: mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs

7. Area: 717 km2; includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands

8. Capital: Tarawa

9. Administrative divisions: 3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)

10. Population: 94,149 (July 2001 est.)

11. Languages: English (official), I-Kiribati

12. Religions: Roman Catholic 54%, Protestant (Congregational) 30%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1996)

13. Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

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