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  Kiribati Economy
Kiribati's per capita GDP of less than U.S. $700 is one of the lowest in the world.
The monetary economy of Kiribati is dominated by the services sector, representing a GDP share of over 80%, and the public sector which provides 80% of monetary remuneration.
Kiribati has prudently managed the reserve fund, which is vital for the long-term welfare of the country.
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  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 Bairiki on Tarawa atoll.
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 at Caroline Island, which, not coincidentally, has been renamed Millennium Island.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiribati   (855 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Kiribati
Kiribati consists of 33 coral islands divided among three island groups: the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix Islands, and the Line Islands.
Of the 33 islands of Kiribati, 21 are inhabited.
The capital of Kiribati is Tarawa, an atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
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 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Kiribati
The majority of Kiribati’s workforce is engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing.
During the period when Kiribati was controlled by the British government (1892-1979), phosphate mining on Banaba was the primary source of revenue for the islands.
Kiribati has maintained a trust fund established with revenues from phosphate mining, which is used to help offset government expenditures.
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 Economy Of Kiribati, Kiribati Economy, Kiribati Economy Overview, Statistics on Kiribati Economy, Kiribati Economic ...
Economy Of Kiribati, Kiribati Economy, Kiribati Economy Overview, Statistics on Kiribati Economy, Kiribati Economic Profile.
Kiribati is a Lower Middle Income Country comes under East Asia and Pacific region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of income and region for year 2006.
Demographic and Social Indicators of the Kiribati Economy is as follows
www.economywatch.com /world_economy/kiribati/index.html   (92 words)

  
 ki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.
Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of the former English name for the main group of islands, the Gilbert Islands.
Kiribati consists of three archipelagos; the Gilbert Islands (16 islands), some 1500 km north of Fiji, the Phoenix Islands (8 islands), some 1800 km southeast of the Gilberts and the Line Islands (9 islands), about 3300 km east of the Gilberts.
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 Encyclopedia: Economy of Kiribati
Kiribati's per capita GNP of less than $1,000 makes it one of the poorest countries in the world.
The economy now depends on foreign assistance and revenue from fishing licenses to finance its needed imports and development budget.
The expiration of phosphate deposits in 1979 had a devastating impact on the economy.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Economy-of-Kiribati   (622 words)

  
 Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Its name is pronounced /kiribas/ and is a Micronesian transliteration of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
In 1978, the Ellice Islands became the independent nation of Tuvalu, followed by Kiribati independence in 1979, July 12th.
Main article: Demographics of Kiribati The name of the people is Gilbertese (or I-Kiribati, in gilbertese).
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 Radio Australia - News In Depth - Country Profiles - Kiribati
Kiribati, pronounced 'Kiribas', is one of the poorest countries in the Pacific.
Kiribati was admitted to the United Nations in 1999.
Kiribati is one of the poorest countries in the Pacific - the United Nations has classified it as a least developed nation.
www.abc.net.au /ra/news/countries/KIRIBATI.htm   (703 words)

  
 Economy of Kiribati -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The expiration of (A salt of phosphoric acid) phosphate deposits in 1979 had a devastating impact on the economy.
Per capita (Measure of the United States economy adopted in 1991; the total market values of goods and services by produced by workers and capital within the United States borders during a given period (usually 1 year)) GDP was more than cut in half between 1979 and 1981.
Kiribati's principal trading partner is (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Australia.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ec/economy_of_kiribati.htm   (571 words)

  
 Kiribati (02/01)
Kiribati (pronounced "keer-ih-bahs") consists of 32 atolls and one island scattered over an expanse of ocean equivalent in size to the continental United States.
A 1989 United Nations report identified Kiribati as one of the countries that would completely disappear in the 21st century if steps were not taken to address global climate change.
Kiribati suspended its relations with France in 1995 over that country's decision to renew nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/k/26187.htm   (1437 words)

  
 NSM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Kiribati is a collection of 33 islands spread across more than 1 million square miles of Pacific Ocean.
The economy of Kiribati is poorer than many of the nations around it.
Kiribati is heavily dependent on aid from the UK and Japan.
www.strategicnetwork.org /index.php?loc=ct&ct=KIR&   (281 words)

  
 Kiribati (09/05)
Kiribati (pronounced "keer-ih-bahs") consists of 32 low-lying atolls and one raised island scattered over an expanse of ocean equivalent in size to the continental United States.
The Kiribati Government has responded by including several special provisions in the constitution, such as the designation of a Banaban seat in the legislature and the return of land previously acquired by the government for phosphate mining.
Kiribati also is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum, Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth, International Monetary Fund, the Pacific Community, and the World Bank.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1836.htm   (2538 words)

  
 Kiribati
Kiribati has a population of 71,800 and an annual growth rate of approximately 2.3, one of the highest in the Pacific.
Kiribati's new political institutions have demonstrated their viability in the post-independence period.
From this, it seems likely that the Kiribati economy is likely to remain dependent on external aid funds for the foreseeable future.
www2.hawaii.edu /~ogden/piir/pacific/kiribati.html   (906 words)

  
 MapZones.com : Kiribati Map   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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.
atlas.mapzones.com /kiribati/kiribati.php   (838 words)

  
 globalEDGE (TM) | country insights - Economy of Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Kiribati's per capita GNP of less than U.S. $1,000 makes it one of the poorest countries in the world.
Kiribati has received high marks for its prudent management of the reserve fund, which is vital for the long-term welfare of the country.
Air Kiribati provides service to most of the populated atolls in the Gilberts using small planes flying from Tarawa.
globaledge.msu.edu /ibrd/CountryEconomy.asp?CountryID=25&RegionID=6   (606 words)

  
 Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Kiribati is an independent island country in the South Pacific consisting of over 33 islands.
Kiribati - This site tells about the languages that are spoken in Kiribati.
Kiribati - There is information on the flag, geography, government, and economy of Kiribati.
www.slc.k12.ut.us /webweavers/lindam/listkiribati.html   (149 words)

  
 Kiribati biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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').
In 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was fought at Kiribati's capital Tarawa.
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.
kiribati.biography.ms   (765 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Country profiles | Country profile: Kiribati
Kiribati - the former Gilbert Islands - is a collection of 33 atolls, ranged into three principal groups, which won independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Kiribati also used to lie either side of the International Date Line, but the government unilaterally moved the line eastwards in 1995 to ensure the day was the same in the whole country.
Kiribati's economy is weak and largely dependent on world demand for coconut.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1168527.stm   (412 words)

  
 Kiribati: Economic Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
It operates in virtually all areas of the economy, including those which would normally be the domain of the private sector in non-socialist economies.
In Kiribati, however, with the exception of joint ventures in the field of commercial banking and telecommunications, it has been minimal.
When our economies became independent, we often inherited a colonial model of development which emphasised the role of the state, and the importance of the public sector.
www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/economics.html   (3870 words)

  
 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.
Since the decline of the phosphate industry, the economy of Kiribati has been based on the export of copra (dried coconut) and fish.
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)

  
 Economy Of Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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 Kiribati Overview | NZAID
Kiribati is made up of three groups of coral atolls which span over 3000 kilometres of the Pacfic, right on the equator.
Half of the 100,000 people who live in Kiribati reside on part of Tarawa atoll where rapid urban population growth is placing significant pressure on the fragile environment and limited resource base.
Remittances from merchant seamen are the third largest source of revenue in the Kiribati economy.
www.nzaid.govt.nz /programmes/c-kiribati.html   (612 words)

  
 KIRIBATI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Kiribati includes three island groups – Gilbert, Line and Phoenix – comprising a total land area of 810.5 square kilometers (of which 726.3 square kilometers is inhabited), spread over an area of 5 million square kilometers.
I-Kiribati interest in buying a piece of land from another landowner is required to first approach the Land Management Division to ascertain who owns the land as per the land register.
Kiribati should move to a Torrens title registration system, or if this is not acceptable, the existing land registration system should at lease be centralised and computerised.
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 Peace Corps | Learn About Peace Corps | Where Does Peace Corps Work? | Pacific Islands | Kiribati
Kiribati gained independence from Britain in 1979, and is now a democratic republic with a stable government.
Kiribati's main source of revenue is the export of dried coconut (copra) and fish, and the sale of fishing rights.
Most of its citizens have a subsistence living and Kiribati's poor resource base makes it difficult for the government to raise revenue for development programs, particularly in education, natural resource management, youth development, and health.
www.peacecorps.gov /index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.pacificislands.Kiribati   (197 words)

  
 Kiribati - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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 Travel Directory - Destinations, Hotels, Airline Tickets and more...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
ECONOMY Kiribati's economy is very small and has fluctuated widely in recent years.
Indeed the economy has been relatively stagnant since independence and the exhaustion of phosphate mining despite relatively high levels of mostly government investment.
Kiribati trade with a visible trade gap growing from A$22.2M in 1989 to A$42.0M in 1995 the budget and the economy overall continue to be dependent on a very few investments in foreign economies.
www.affordabletravel.org /australiaandpacific/kiribati/history.php   (1628 words)

  
 Kiribati: Travel and Accommodation Guide
The coconut economy of such coral islands as those of the Kiribati Group is a difficult one, demanding the utmost of the inhabitants.
Most of the economy centres on the lagoon and the reef; the men fishing each day from canoes; the women and children walking the reef at each low tide to collect reef "animals" like the octopus, the clam, and the crab.
But this attitude was something that was pressed upon them, either by the need for tourism to booster a fragile economy as in Tarawa, or by growing pressure of visitors who were finding their way there to see their old battle haunts and so refreshed local interest, as in Guadalcanal.
www.janeresture.com /kirricom   (2195 words)

  
 Kiribati Economy
Kiribati Economy - key figures and sources of income
The economy has fluctuated widely in recent years.
Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
www.world66.com /australiaandpacific/kiribati/economy   (278 words)

  
 Australia - Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Committee (IMFC) Meeting, September 21, 2003 On behalf of the constituency comprising Australia, Kiribati, Korea (Republic of), Marshall Islands (Republic of the), Micronesia (Federated States of...
Australia urges Kiribati to join whaling ban The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, have urged the newest member of...
Downer and the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Ian Campbell, 18 January 2005 Australia Urges Kiribati to Join Whaling Ban The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer, and the...
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 Kiribati : Geography, People, Politics, Government, Economy, transport
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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