Key facts
Capital:Tarawa
Location:Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Currency:Australian dollars (AUD)
Area:811 sq km
Population:113,001 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:I-Kiribati, English (official)
Religion:Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Christ of Jesus Christ 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+12
Tel Code:+686
