Gilbert and Ellice Islands

British colony in the Pacific
AdministrativeArea colony Q1050859
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Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Summary

Gilbert and Ellice Islands is a colony[1]. It draws 313 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #48 of 146).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's instance of is recorded as colony[4].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's capital is recorded as South Tarawa[5].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's official language is recorded as English[6].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1937–1976).svg[7].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[8].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1937-1979).svg[9].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's followed by is recorded as Territory of Tuvalu[10].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 312739933[11].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's locator map image is recorded as LocationGilbertandEllice.png[12].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81035233[13].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is recorded as GE[14].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code is recorded as GEL[15].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's ISO 3166-1 numeric code is recorded as 296[16].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's Commons category is recorded as Gilbert and Ellice Islands[17].
  • +1916-01-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gilbert and Ellice Islands[18].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands was dissolved in +1976-10-01T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1.26, 'lon': 173.02}[20].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pxkw[21].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's ISO 3166-3 is recorded as GEHH[22].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's significant event is recorded as Ellice Islands self-determination referendum, 1974[23].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gilbert and Ellice Islands[24].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10044247[25].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's replaces is recorded as Ellice Islands[26].
  • Gilbert and Ellice Islands's replaces is recorded as Gilbert Islands[27].

Body

Geography

Gilbert and Ellice Islands is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Designation and Status

Gilbert and Ellice Islands's instance of is recorded as colony[4].

History and Context

+1916-01-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gilbert and Ellice Islands[18].

Why It Matters

Gilbert and Ellice Islands draws 313 Wikipedia views per month (colony category, ranking #48 of 146).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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