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 | KIRIBATIgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Kiribati |
| country code ISO: KI //; - FIPS: KR |
| location: Western Pacific Ocean |
| time zone: from +12 - +14 UT |
| surface (land) area: 728 sq.km = 281 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 810,5 sq.km = 312,9 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 5° N / South: 13° S / East: 168° E / West: 148° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): Pacific Ocean |
| climate: tropical Pacific |
| Government |
| independent since: 1979-07-12 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Bairiki on Tarawa South |
| administrative division: 3 island groups, no further division, see the separate file of the administrative division |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1995): 77,658 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 91,985; or: 91,000 // -; 2001: 84,000?, or: 94,149 |
| population density: 125 per sq.km = 324 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 2,2% //; - doubling time: 36 years |
| birth rate: 14 -32 per 1000 |
| death rate: 9 - 12 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 54 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 60 years (male: 57; female: 63) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 39% //; - 15-59 years: 55% //; - 60+ years: 6% |
| urbanisation: 39% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 100% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: I-Kiribati 97,4% (Micronesian); mixed 1,5%; Tuvaluan 0,5%; European 0,2%; other 0,4% |
| languages: English ; Gilbertese (I-Kiribati) |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 53,4%; Kiribati Protestant (Congregational) 39,2%; Bahai 2,4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 47% |
| people per physician: 4000 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 68% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 24% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 0,6% |
| adult literacy: 90% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Australian dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 4% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 730 per capita |
| GNI USD 950 per capita //; - [ppp: 910] |
| GDP growth: 0,5% |
| income: USD 750 per capita |
| import: USD 26 per capita //; - export: USD 5 per capita |
| trade: USD 350 per capita //; - or 121% of GDP |
| trade partners: US AU DE NZ JP GB SE DK IT NL |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 46% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,05 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 52% //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: 3%[, or 38%?] //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 71% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 30% |
| agricultural products: coconuts, copra, roots & tubers (taro), fish, vegetables, melons, bananas, sweet potatoes, breadfruit |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / cattle: / goats: / horses: / pigs: 12 / poultry: 365 / sheep: |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 3% //; - part of industry in GDP: 8% |
| industrial products: food processing, handicrafts |
| mining products: phosphate |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 26% //; - part of services in GDP: 62% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 103 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 655 - 670 km //; - of which paved: 5% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 7 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 5 km |
| ownership telephone: 26 - 43 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 79 - 212 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 15 - 25 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 3310 |
| personal computers: 18 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: none, or unknown |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: none, or unknown |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: 3 groups of atoll islands: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands and Phoenix Islands |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| Kiribati is pronounced Kiribass // the 1999/2000 millennium change caused a temporary booming number of tourists |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the island groups
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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Latest modification of this page on 2004-02-20 by Jan Lahmeyer
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