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  KI. Who is KI? What is KI? Where is KI? Definition of KI. Meaning of KI.
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 atolls) located some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 atolls) located some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts, and the Line Islands (9 atolls) located about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
While English is the official language, I-Kiribati, the native Micronesian language, is widely spoken.
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 Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiribati was divided into 6 districts until independence:
The rest of the land in Kiribati consists of the sand and reef rock islets of atolls or coral islands that rise but a few meters above sea level.
While English is the constitution's and law's language, kiribati or Gilbertese, the native Micronesian language, is widely spoken.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/kiribati   (851 words)

  
 Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiribati was inhabited by a single Micronesian ethnic group that spoke the same Oceanic language for 2,000 years before coming into contact with Europeans.
In 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was fought at Kiribati's capital Tarawa.
Based on a 1995 realignment of the International Date Line, Kiribati is now the easternmost country in the world, and was the first country to enter into the year 2000.
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 Districts
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 Districts of Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Kiribati, there are 3 units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands.
There are no more districts, but a group that unites the Line and the Phoenix islands (ministry at London, Christmas).
Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the islands' population lives.
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 Kiribati
Districts of Kiribati In Kiribati, there are 3 units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands.
Geography of Kiribati 20 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great ph...
Kiribati The Republic of Kiribati is an English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
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 Kiribati: Accounting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiribati is pronounced key-ree-bas, and is the local way of saying Gilberts, the country having been formed from most of the British Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
Kiribati’s land mass is a meagre 350 square miles distributed among 33 atolls, dotted across an expanse of the central Pacific Ocean, 2,000 miles from east to west and 300+ miles from north to south, straddling the equator and lying westward of the International Date Line.
Kiribati’s physical remoteness and make-up causes difficulties as foreign vessels only call about 25 times a year and cargo is not easy to land.
www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/accounting.html   (11237 words)

  
 wiki/Districts of Kiribati Definition / wiki/Districts of Kiribati Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ButaritariButaritari Atoll is an atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.
MakinButaritari Atoll is an atoll of 10 islands in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati.
The islands lie in the country of Kiribati, south of Tarawa.
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 MapZones.com : Kiribati Map
Kiribati has a tropical climate with a rainy season that lasts from October to March; typhoons are common.
The population of Kiribati was estimated at 94,149 in 2001, giving the country a population density of 116 persons per sq km (301 per sq mi).
Kiribati society remains conservative and resistant to change; ties to family and traditional land remain strong, and conspicuous displays of individual achievement or wealth are discouraged.
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 Kiribati - Legislation - The Constitution of Kiribati
Every person of I-Kiribati decent who does not become a citizen of Kiribati on Independence Day by virtue of section 20, 21 or 22 of this Constitution shall, at any time thereafter, be entitled upon making application in such manner as may be prescribed to be registered as a citizen of Kiribati.
The executive authority of Kiribati shall vest in the Cabinet, which shall be collectively responsible to the Maneaba ni Maungatabu for the executive functions of the Government.
There shall be a Court of Appeal for Kiribati which shall be a superior court of record and shall have such jurisdiction and powers to hear and determine appeals as may be conferred on it by any law in force in Kiribati.
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 Peace Corps | Learn About Peace Corps | Where Does Peace Corps Work? | Pacific Islands | Kiribati | Country and Culture
Kiribati is composed of 33 beautiful coral atolls, most of which have a lagoon.
Each district is in the charge of a District Officer, who is directly responsible to the Chief Minister.
The people of Kiribati mostly live in villages with populations between 50 and 3,000 on the outer islands.
www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.pacificislands.Kiribati.countrycult   (819 words)

  
 Kiribati - Gurupedia
Tuvalu, followed by Kiribati independence in 1979, July 12th.
Japan, is a critical supplement to GDP, equal to 25%-50% of GDP in recent years.
English is the constitution's and laws' language, kiribati, the native Micronesian language, is widely spoken.
www.gurupedia.com /k/ki/kiribati.htm   (688 words)

  
 Kiribati Tradition
Another factor was the ability of some kaainga to seize and hold the lands of others, as warfare in pursuit of land and status was common in the northern Gilberts, and resulted in the emergence of petty chiefs constantly trying to dominate their islands.
In the southern Gilberts the basic units of political organisation were the extended family (utu), the kaainga and the district (which was composed of a number of kaainga).
There were very few district maneaba in the north, where the maneaba of the chief of the dominant kaainga of the district tended to serve for general gatherings.The campaigns of Kaitu and Uakeia did not reach Butaritari-Makin or Banaba, although subsequent contact led to some modifications on these islands as well.
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 Kiribati. The World Factbook. 2003
The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati.
Kiribati does not have an embassy in the US; there is an honorary consulate in Honolulu
Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ Transnational Issues
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Kiribati was divided into 6 districts until independence: * Banaba Island Banaba * Central Gilberts * Line Islands * Northern Gilberts * Southern Gilberts * Tarawa Four of the former districts (including Tarawa) lie in the Gilbert Islands, where most of the islands' population lives.
Category:Lists of subnational entities Kiribati, Districts of Category:Kiribati
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Districts of Kiribati.
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 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Kiribati poll outcome known tomorrow
In Kiribati, voters have returned to the polls for a general election, for the second time in six months.
Rine Ueara from the Kiribati Electoral Commission says results are not expected before midday tomorrow, after ballot boxes are collected from 23 electoral districts.
Kiribati warns of lengthy counting process after general elections
www.goasiapacific.com /news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_851089.htm   (183 words)

  
 Election results expected to be delayed on Friday.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiribati's Chief Electoral Officer, Rine Ueara, says I-Kiribati people should expect a lengthy counting process after Friday's presidential elections because of the expected number of ballot boxes to come in from the more heavily populated electoral districts such as the capital, South Tarawa.
Radio Kiribati News reports that the November 2002 elections experienced the same thing and that the counting and verification process took "almost two days" before they were declared over the radio.
She says until changes are made to current legislations covering the number of counting places the counting process could then run to the people's expectations.
www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/05/08/a.html   (189 words)

  
 Kiribati - Wikitravel
Originally under British colonial rule as the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati was granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979.
The name "Kiribati" is pronounced "Kiri-bass", which is the closest local equivalent to "Gilberts".
However, on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as the Gilbert Islands (GMT +12).
wikitravel.org /en/Kiribati   (1167 words)

  
 Kiribati biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The islands were named the Gilbert Islands in 1820 by a Russian admiral, Krusenstern, and French captain Louis Duperrey after a British captain, Gilbert, who crossed the archipelago in 1788 ('Kiribati' is the islanders' pronunciation of 'Gilbert').
With independence, the United States relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix Island and all but three of the Line Islands, which became part of Kiribati Empire.
Dance of Kiribati : see Robert Louis Stevenson's In the South Seas and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards winner Akekeia!
kiribati.biography.ms   (765 words)

  
 Kiribati - Aspects of Kiribatil
A typical Gilbertese (Kiribati) island of the Gilbert Group shown below normally consists of a strip of land, an encircling belt of reef and a lagoon.
The strip of land, covered with coconut palms is almost on the same level as the high tide.
The farther away from the reef one goes the less chance there is of good fishing.
www.janesoceania.com /kiribati_central   (854 words)

  
 World of Facts - Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Diplomatic representation from the US the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati; the ambassador to the Marshall Islands is accredited to Kiribati
Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ Communications - note
Diplomatic representation in the US Kiribati does not have an embassy in the US; there is an honorary consulate in Honolulu
www.worldoffacts.com /kr   (982 words)

  
 Government Of Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
If you would like to use this flag of Kiribati or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Kiribati or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Kiribati or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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 Countries: Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Following independence, the United States relinquished all claims Currency Australian dollar to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island which became part of Kiribati Time zone UTC +12, +13, territory.
+14 Politics National anthem Teirake Kaini Kiribati Internet TLD.KI Calling Code 686 The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and consists of 36 representatives.
Demographics While English is the official language, I-Kiribati, a Micronesian language, is widely spoken.
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 Districts of Kiribati
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 Kiribati Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Background: The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati.
Geography - note: 20 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
Flag description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
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 Kiribati
Note: 20 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia and Nauru
Note: In addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina; note - one council for each of the inhabited islands)
The upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean
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 IVWCC Regional Districts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The International Virtual Women's Chamber of Commerce regional districts serve two purposes -- to gather information about the women in business market on a regional level and provide members who reside in the same region with the opportunity to network with one another.
The meetings allow them to draw attention to their ventures as well as spurring the growth of new virtual businesses owned by women.
Serving Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Vermont
www.ivwcc.org /districts.php   (640 words)

  
 Kiribati - Tabiteuea
Following their victory at Tebaukia, the Christians marched further south killing any who had escaped, burning houses and claiming possessions over large areas of land.
The people from the North then owned most of the land in both the Northern and Southern districts.
After 1892, the British government tried to return more land to the people of Tabiteuea South.
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 ABC Country Book of Kiribati - government Flag, Map, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina; note - one council for each of the inhabited islands)
there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures
the ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati
www.theodora.com /wfb/kiribati_government.html   (312 words)

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