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Aliases: Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati

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Geography
Area 811 km²
Continent Australia
Land area 811 km²
Water area 0 km²
Land boundaries 0 km
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Coastline 1,143 km
Mean elevation 2 m
Lowest point 0 m
Highest point 81 m
People
Population 111,796
Official languages
  • English
Religion Roman Catholic
Government
Long country name Republic of Kiribati
Short country name Kiribati
Long local name Republic of Kiribati
Short local name Kiribati
Former name
  • Gilbert Islands
Government type Presidential republic
Capital Tarawa
Economy
GDP (PPP) 227,000,000 USD
GDP (OER) 197,000,000 USD
GDP (real growth rate) 3.1 %
GDP - per capita (PPP) 2,000 USD
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Labor force 39,000
Unemployment rate 30.6 %
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Budget revenues 151,200,000 USD
Budget expenditures 277,500,000 USD
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Taxes and other revenues 76.8 % of GDP
Budget surplus or deficit -64.1 % of GDP
Public debt 26.3 % of GDP
Inflation rate 0.4 %
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Current account balance 18,000,000 USD
Exports 84,750,000 USD
Imports 107,100,000 USD
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 0 USD
External debt 40,900,000 USD
National currency Australian dollars
National currency (code) AUD
National currency (symbol) $
National currency rate to USD 1.31

The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. 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. Kiribati joined the UN in 1999 and has been an active participant in international efforts to combat climate change.

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