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	Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
		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.
		Kiribati's 1995 act of moving the international date line far to the east to encompass Kiribati's Line Islands group, so that it would no longer be divided by the date line, courted controversy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiribati (1680 words)

	Kiribati: Tutte le informazioni su Kiribati su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		L'independenza fu concessa alle Kiribati poco dopo, il 12 luglio 1979, 90 anni esatti dopo l'arrivo di Robert Louis Stevenson in quelle isole.
		Kiribati è la nuova grafia in gilbertino, dall'inglese "Gilberts" (diminutivo corrente di "Gilbert Islands") — anche perché i suoni G, L, e S sono scritti K, R, e TI e perché le sillabe devono essere per forza aperte: dunque non è un nome nuovo soltanto una transcrizione del nome inglese.
		Gli abitanti sono i Gilbertini (in lingua gilbertina, "I-Kiribati").
	www.encyclopedia.it /k/ki/kiribati.html (1463 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 has received high marks for its prudent management of the reserve fund, which is vital for the long-term welfare of the country.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/1836.htm (2564 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.
		After years of neglect by the Kiribati government, the Banabans are hopeful that there will be a more sympathetic approach to their problems if they join the ruling party.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~ogden/piir/pacific/kiribati.html (906 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Australasia and Oceania - Oceania - Kiribati
		Kiribati offers not just excellent reef snorkeling but great superb diving as there are many WWII wrecks located off the coast.
		Kiribati was formerly known as the Gilbert Islands.
		Kiribati's economy has two main problems: a shortage of skilled workers and very little in the way of natural resources.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/australasia-oceania/oceania/kiribati/index.htm (352 words)

	Kiribati
		At present Kiribati’s population is approximately 90,000 (Crocombe 2001); according to the SPC the mid-year population estimate in 2000 was 90,700 (SPC).
		Kiribati statistics of ruminant livestock numbers, mutton, milk and beef and veal imports for the period of 1991-2000.
		The soils found in the Republic of Kiribati are formed from calcareous sand consisting mostly of the shells of marine algae and foraminifera and largely made from calcium and magnesium carbonate.
	www.fao.org /WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/southpacific/kiribati.htm (2060 words)

	Kiribati - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		KIRIBATI [Kiribati], officially Republic of Kiribati (2005 est.
		The islands were administered (1892-1916) with the Ellice Islands as a British protectorate that became (1916) the British Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony.
		In 1995, Kiribati moved the international date line to the eastern border of the sprawling island nation so that it would no longer be divided by the date line.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kiribati.asp (425 words)

	A Fact Sheet: Kiribati and ADB - ADB.org
		Kiritimati is by far the biggest atoll in Kiribati and has the most promising potential to absorb the increasing population and generate the necessary jobs.
		CSOs from Kiribati, including the Teitibwerere Community Theatre and the Kiribati Cultural and Reading Association, were among those contributing to civil society submissions to the Pacific regional consultation on Water in Small Island Countries organized by ADB in Sigatoka, Fiji Islands, 29 July—3 August 2002.
		Kiribati is the 35th largest shareholder among regional members and the 43rd largest shareholder overall.
	www.adb.org /Documents/Fact_Sheets/KIR.asp (1481 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Kiribati is reliant on the surveillance of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency to determine quotas.
		Kiribati is an active member of the Pacific Islands Forum, which it last hosted in October 2000.
		Kiribati is also a member of the ACP grouping, which allows it access to the European Development Fund.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018965328290 (1362 words)

	Kiribati Profile
		The Government of Kiribati aims to improve on the growth performance of the country by encouraging private sector investment, diversification of the economy and instituting appropriate policies and measures.
		The Government of Kiribati imposes restrictions on Foreign Investment only where local expertise or local industry already exists (for example, handicraft) or where the local, natural or social environment could be adversely affected.
		The Kiribati Government owns about two-thirds of the land, the bulk of which is in the Line and Phoenix Groups.
	pidp.eastwestcenter.org /pibn/countries/kiribati.htm (1397 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 is affected by rises and falls in the world demand for coconut.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1168527.stm (461 words)

	Kiribati - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Its name is pronounced Template:IPA and is a Kiribati language rendering of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
		In 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was fought at Kiribati's capital Bairiki on Tarawa atoll.
		The Parliament of Kiribati, called the Maneaba ni Maungatabu, is elected every four years, and consists of 40 elected representatives, together with the Attorney-General and a representative of the Banaban community from Rabi island in Fiji.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Kiribati (1039 words)

	Kiribati language, alphabet and pronunciation
		Kiribati is a Micronesian language spoken in Kiribati, Fiji, Nauru, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu by about 70,000 people.
		The Republic of Kiribati was formerly called the Gilbert Islands and were named after Captain Thomas Gilbert, who "discovered" the main island of the group in 1788.
		In the mid-1970s the Kiribati Language Board was established to standardise the orthography and grammar of the Kiribati language, to compose and update a dictionary and to work towards development of a Kiribati literature.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/kiribati.htm (198 words)

	Kiribati travel guide - Wikitravel
		Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands) is an island group in Micronesia.
		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".
	wikitravel.org /en/Kiribati (282 words)

	Kiribati Political, Economic and Relationship Country Paper: Pacific Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kiribati has a single-chamber House of Assembly, or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu, which consists of 40 elected members, a nominated representative of the Banaban community, and the Attorney General, who is a member ex officio.
		Kiribati consists of three groups (Gilbert Islands, to the west, Phoenix group in the centre and the Line Islands to the east) of 32 coral atolls and one high island – Banaba/Ocean Island scattered across the Central Pacific.
		Kiribati is a member of the sub-regional group of Micronesian countries, formed to cooperate on transport and trade links, and participates in the annual meetings of Micronesian Chief Executives.
	www.mfat.govt.nz /foreign/regions/pacific/country/kiribatipaper.html (1966 words)

	Kiribati map and information page by World Atlas
		The waters surrounding Kiribati witnessed intense whaling activities in the 19th century, and the islands were an important battlefield during World War II.
		Kiribati was therefore awarded millions for the total exploitation of that major resource in 1981.
		The isolated location of the Kiribati islands prevents tourism from flourishing, and becoming a major business, even though the weather is consistently warm, offshore reefs teem with colorful fish, and WWII shipwrecks are commonplace, especially off the eastern edge of Kiritimati (Christmas Island.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/oceania/ki.htm (461 words)

	Republic of Kiribati
		Kiribati was first settled between 200 and 500 AD.
		Kiribati is an independent republic, of which are some 30 low lying coral islands comprising the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line groups of islands.
		"Kiribati" is pronounced Kirribarce (kih-rih-baht), and is a rendering into an Oceanic language form of the English name Gilberts (the shorthand form of the Gilbert Islands' name).
	www.micronesiagenweb.com /islands/kiribati (280 words)

	Kiribati Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		One of the Outer Gilbert Islands, Butaritari is Kiribati's greenest island, with breadfruit, coconut, pandanus and other fruit-bearing trees flourishing...
		Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach, more coconut trees than people, more Catholic church than ancient island beliefs.
		Kiribati (pronounced kee-ree-bus) is far away, hard to get to, untouristed and deeply religious.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/pacific/kiribati (124 words)

	Kiribati
		Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, consists of three widely separated main groups of southwest Pacific islands: the Gilberts on the equator, the Phoenix Islands to the east, and the Line Islands farther east.
		Kiribati's 1995 act of moving the international date line far to the east, so that it encompassed Kiribati's Line Islands group, courted controversy.
		The move, which fulfilled one of President Tito's campaign promises, was intended to enable Kiribati to become the first country to see the dawn on Jan. 1, 2000, and welcome the new millennium—an event of significance for tourism.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107682.html (616 words)

	Peace Corps Kids World -- Kiribati
		Kiribati (pronounced kiri-bahs) is a group of islands located in the central Pacific Ocean.
		Kiribati is located near the point at which the international dateline intersects the equator.
		The climate of Kiribati is tropical with an average temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit that varies little from season to season.
	www.peacecorps.gov /kids/world/pacific/kiribati.html (361 words)

	South Pacific Tourism Organisation - Kiribati Accommodation Activities Calendar Photo Gallery
		Kiribati comprises thirty-three islands each of which with its its own unique culture, customs, rituals, history, myths, and legends and lifestyle.
		Kiribati (pronounced Kiribas) has 33 lowlying coral atolls, subdivided into the Gilbert Islands, the Phoenix and the Line Islands.
		The islands of Kiribati cover 3.5 million kilometres yet the population is only 85,000 and inhabits just 20 of the 33 atolls.
	www.kiribati.spto.org (185 words)

	Kiribati
		The Flag of Kiribati: the upper half is red with a gold frigatebird (Fregata minor, in Gilbertese: te eitei) flying over a gold rising sun (otintaai), and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the ocean and the 3 groups (Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands).
		Kiribati briefly suspended its relations with France in 1995 over that country's decision to renew nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
		Its name is pronounced and is a Kiribati language rendering of "Gilberts", the English name for the main group of islands: the former Gilbert Islands.
	www.shortopedia.com /K/I/Kiribati (978 words)

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