Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general Prime minister: Baldwin Spencer
President : Anote Tong
Population
89,018
101,998
Life Expectancy
75.690 years
64.760 years
Capital City
Saint John's
Largest city
Saint John's (population: 24,226)
Bairiki (population: 44,429)
Human Development Index
0.83
0
GDP per capita
$18,200 US
Literacy Rate
85.8%
%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.7%
4.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
11.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
republic
Independence date
1 November 1981 (from UK)
Religions
Anglican 25.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.3%, Pentecostal 10.6%, Moravian 10.5%, Roman Catholic 10.4%, Methodist 7.9%, Baptist 4.9%, Church of God 4.5%, other Christian 5.4%, other 2%, none or unspecified 5.8% (2001 census)
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
Languages
English (official), local dialects
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Exports
petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals
External Debt
$359,800,000 $
Exchange Rate
East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line
Area
443 km sq
811 km sq
Coastline
153 km
1,143 km
Climate
tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
