Kiribati
Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati
Kiribati sits in Micronesia and uses AUD - Australian dollar ($), KID - Kiribati dollar ($). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Tarawa
Betio
Coordinates
1.41666666, 173
Borders
None
Timezone
UTC+12:00
Driving
left
Population
138K
138,000 people
Area
811 km2
811 square kilometers
Density
170/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
South Tarawa
1.33, 172.98
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Kiribati, officially listed here as Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Kiribati, KI, KIR, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Kiribati is grouped under Oceania, more specifically Micronesia, with Oceania shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 138,000 people and a land area of 811 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 170 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 1.41666666, 173, while the capital coordinate reference is 1.33, 172.98. Kiribati has no land borders listed in the country data, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as South Tarawa (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tarawa and Betio. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Kiribati, capital of Kiribati, and major urban areas in Kiribati. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive president. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Kiribati uses calling code +686, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00 and UTC+14:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AUD - Australian dollar ($) and KID - Kiribati dollar ($), while language records include English and Gilbertese. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as KIR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 24.7 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Kiribati profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
KI / KIR
Top-level domains
.ki
Continents
Oceania
Border countries
No land borders listed
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
KIR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Kiribati is represented by the KI country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tarawa
70,090
primary
#2
Betio
18,565
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive president
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+686
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00, UTC+14:00
Languages
English, Gilbertese
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
24.7
2023