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Is probably the largest and the oldest atoll in the Pacific (it is about 90 statute miles (150 km) in circuit and has the greatest land area of any atoll in the world), and was discovered by Captain Cook in 1777. The islands were annexed by Britain in 1888 with a view to laying the Pacific cable with Tabuaeran (then Fanning Island) as a relay station. That cable functioned between 1902 and 1963 except for a short period in 1914 when German naval forces landed at Fanning to cut the cable.

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1. Dependency status: part of the Republic of Kiribati

2. Government type: republic (Kiribati)

3. Location: group of mostly atolls in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawaiian Islands; The Northern Line Islands lie between the equator and 6°N, and about 160°W. A few belong to the United States, but most are now part of the Republic of Kiribati.
The Phoenix Islands are a sparsely populated chain of atolls in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Gilbert Islands and west of the Line Islands

4. Border Countries: none (islands)

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

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

7. Area: Line - 683 km2; Phoenix - 28 km2

8. Capital: Bairiki (atoll Tarawa on Kiribati)

9. Administrative divisions: Kiribati possessions (two names, one in Gilbertese one in English, both constitutional): Kiritimati (Christmas Island); Tabuaeran (Fanning Island);
Teraina (Washington Island).
The eight Phoenix atolls are: Birnie Island, Enderbury Island, Kanton Island (also Abariringa or Canton Island), Manra Island (also Sydney Island), McKean Island, Nikumaroro (also Gardner Island), Orona Atoll (also Hull Island), Rawaki Island (also Phoenix Island)

10. Population: The total population of the Line islands in 1900 was about 300. Currently there are about 5,300 people on Kiritimati, 1,800 on Tabuaeran, and 2,000 on Teraina (also known as Washington Island) for a total of 9,100 on the Kiribatese portion.

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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