Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor-general. Prime minister : Freundel Stuart
President : Anote Tong
Population
287,733
101,998
Life Expectancy
74.520 years
64.760 years
Capital City
Bridgetown
Largest city
Bridgetown (population: 98,511)
Bairiki (population: 44,429)
Human Development Index
0.889
0
GDP per capita
$23,700 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
%
Corruption Perception Index
7
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13.7%
4.3%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
12.000%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
republic
Independence date
30 November 1966 (from UK)
Religions
Protestant 63.4% (Anglican 28.3%, Pentecostal 18.7%, Methodist 5.1%, other 11.3%), Roman Catholic 4.2%, other Christian 7%, other 4.8%, none or unspecified 20.6% (2008 est.)
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8% (1999)
Languages
English
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Exports
manufactures, sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages, chemicals, electrical components
External Debt
$668,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 2 (2006), 2 (2005), 2 (2004), 2 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.800%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Caribbean, island in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Venezuela
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
430 km sq
811 km sq
Coastline
97 km
1,143 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (June to October)
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
