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Offical name
Republic of Kiribati
Capital
Tarawa
Government type
republic
Language
I-Kiribati, English
Area
811 sq km
Population
105,432 ( 2006 est.)
Currency
Australian dollar
Religion
Catholic, Protestant
Time zone
GMT/UTC +12 ()
Country dialing code
686
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The Republic of Kiribati is an archipelago, consisting of the Gilbert Islands where the capital city of Tiara and Babana Island are located, Line Islands and Phoenix Islands. The national flag of Kiribati represents its natural image of the rising Sun over the blue ocean and the frigate bird. This country is also famous for the coastal lines darted with the dense coral reefs. Except some islands, virtually all islands are surrounded by thick coral reefs. And Christmas Island in the Line Islands is referred to as the world’s largest and fantastic coral island. Kiribati is mostly composed of Micronesians who generally believe in Roman Catholicism and Christianity. Therefore, Christmas and Easter are major official holidays for the Kiribati people. They also love music and dance and their South Pacific Art Festival is considered to be the most important traditional festival with the active participation of neighboring countries like Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
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