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Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line
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Oceania
Geographic
1 25 N, 173 00 E
Timezone
GMT+12 * DST Time
Capital
Tarawa
Population
98,549
Area (Km2)
811
Currency
Australian dollar (AUD)
Language(s)
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Religion(s)
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1999)