Kiribati

Summary

Kiribati is a sovereign state^[1]. Kiribati draws 5,562 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #117 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiribati was a member of United Nations^[3].
• Kiribati was a member of Commonwealth of Nations^[4].
• Kiribati was a member of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development^[5].
• Kiribati was a member of International Development Association^[6].
• Kiribati was a member of International Finance Corporation^[7].
• Kiribati was a member of Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States^[8].
• Kiribati is in the country of Kiribati^[9].
• Kiribati's head of government is recorded as Taneti Maamau^[10].
• Kiribati is on the continent of Insular Oceania^[11].
• Kiribati is on the continent of Oceania^[12].
• Kiribati's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[13].
• Kiribati's instance of is recorded as island country^[14].
• Kiribati's instance of is recorded as archipelagic state^[15].
• Kiribati's instance of is recorded as country^[16].
• Kiribati's head of state is recorded as Taneti Maamau^[17].
• Kiribati's capital is recorded as South Tarawa^[18].
• Kiribati's capital is recorded as Tarawa^[19].
• Kiribati's official language is recorded as English^[20].
• Kiribati's official language is recorded as Gilbertese^[21].
• Kiribati's currency is recorded as Kiribati dollar^[22].
• Kiribati's currency is recorded as Australian dollar^[23].
• Kiribati's shares border with is recorded as United States^[24].
• Kiribati's shares border with is recorded as France^[25].
• Kiribati's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .ki^[26].
• Kiribati's anthem is recorded as Kunan Kiribati^[27].

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Geography

Kiribati is in the country of Kiribati^[9]. Continents include Insular Oceania^[11] and Oceania^[12]. Part of include Micronesia^[28], a group^[29] and Polynesia^[30], a region^[31], in New Zealand^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[13], island country^[14], archipelagic state^[15], and country^[16].

History and Context

Things named after include Thomas Gilbert^[33], an explorer^[34], b. 1750^[35], of United Kingdom^[36] and Gilbert Islands^[37], an island group of Kiribati^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kiribati include Kiribati^[39], a human population^[40].

Why It Matters

Kiribati draws 5,562 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #117 of 197).^[2] Kiribati has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Kiribati is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Kiribati include Kiribati^[39], a human population^[40].