| Country (long form) |
Republic of Kiribati |
| Capital |
Tarawa |
| Total Area |
276.84 sq mi
717.00 sq km
(four times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
91,985 (July 2000 est.)
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| Estimated Population in 2050 |
235,342 |
| Languages |
English (official), Gilbertese |
| Literacy |
N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 53%, Protestant (Congregational) 41%, Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Church of God, Mormon 6% (1985 est.) |
| Life Expectancy |
56.89 male, 62.82 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$860 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
fishing, handicrafts |
| Agriculture |
copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish |
| Arable Land |
0% |
| Natural Resources |
phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) |
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