Kiribati: Overview

A remote, deep-sea technicolour side show.

Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Christian church than ancient island beliefs. Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus ) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.

Fast Facts

Country Full Name

Republic of Kiribati

Population

96,000

Currency

Name: Australian Dollar
Code: AUD
Symbol: A$

Electrical Plugs

Australian-style plug with two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade
240V 50Hz

Languages Spoken

Official: English,

Time Zones

GMT/UTC +12 

Country Dialing Code

+686

Weights & Measures

Metric

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