The geography of Kiribati includes the geographical, geomorphological and demographic features of the country.
| Geography of Kiribati | |
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| Part of the world | Australia (continent) |
| Region | Oceania |
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| Coastline | 1143 km |
Kiribati is an island nation consisting of 32 atolls and one island . The state is located in the Pacific Ocean and the equator passes through the state. Atolls of Kiribati belong to one of three island groups: Line Islands, Gilbert Islands and Phoenix Islands . Banaba is the only island in the country that is rich in phosphate fertilizers and is one of the three phosphate islands in Oceania . The country has no land borders, but on the sea it borders with Nauru and Micronesia in the west, with Tuvalu, Tokelau, the Cook Islands and French Polynesia in the south and southeast. In the east and north it borders on a zone of international waters. Judging by time zones, Kiribati is the easternmost state in the world. The capital of the state is South Tarava , the official languages are Kiribatian and English . Kiribati has a total area of 812 square kilometers and a population of 103,058 people (2010 census) [1] .
See also
- Kiribati
- Gilbert Islands
- Line Islands
- Phoenix Islands
Notes
- ↑ Kiribati Census Report 2010 Volume 1 . National Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Government of Kiribati. Archived on August 10, 2014.