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  Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
In 1943, the Battle of Tarawa was fought at Kiribati's capital Tarawa.
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 KI. Who is KI? What is KI? Where is KI? Definition of KI. Meaning of KI.
The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and consists of 36 representatives.
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.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/KI   (471 words)

  
 kiribati - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Main article: History of Kiribati 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.
Main article: Politics of Kiribati The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and consists of 42 representatives.
Main article: Geography of Kiribati Kiribati consists of about 32 atolls and one island (Banaba), with at least three in each hemisphere.
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 Elections in Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Elections in Kiribati gives information on election and election results in Kiribati.
Kiribati elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
Kiribati has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Kiribati   (136 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Kiribati
Gilbertese or Kiribati (sometimes Kiribatese, a mixture of both) is a language from the Austronesian family, part of the Oceanian branch and of the Nuclear Micronesian subbranch.
Flag ratio: 1:2 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...
Kiribati is a Micronesian country in the Pacific Ocean.
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 Kiribati Bibliography - K
Kiribati Extension Centre, Tarawa, Kiribati; Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
Kiribati Ministry of Finance: Kabarabaraan te kataumane ibukin 1981 / iroun Minitan te Mane = Introd uction to the 1981 Budget / by the Minister of Finance.
Report on the general election held in the Republic of Kiribati on March 26th and April 1st 1982.
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 Parliament of Kiribati - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation locatedin the central tropical Pacific Ocean.
The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and consists of 42representatives.
The rest of the landin Kiribati consists of the sand and reef rock islets of atolls or coral islands thatrise but a few meters above sea level.
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 Kiribati
In 1978, the Ellice Islands became the independent nation of Tuvalu, followed by Kiribati independence in 1979, July 12th.
With independence, the United States relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and all but 3 of the Line islands, which became part of Kiribati territory.
Kiribati consists of about 34 atolls, with at least three in each hemisphere.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/kiribati   (851 words)

  
 Kiribati -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Republic of Kiribati is an (Click link for more info and facts about island nation) island nation located in the central tropical (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati was inhabited by a single Micronesian (People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture) ethnic group that spoke the same Oceanic language for 2,000 years before coming into contact with Europeans.
The rest of the land in Kiribati consists of the sand and reef rock islets of (An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon) atolls or coral islands that rise but a few meters above sea level.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ki/Kiribati.htm   (1562 words)

  
 ki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean.
Since 1892, the Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate together with the Ellice Islands.
They became a colony in 1916 and autonomous in 1971.
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 Kiribati Bibliography - Titles M-P
Marine Ecology of Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Republic of Kiribati, The.
Nauru, Kiribati, Guam and the New Micronesian nations: Belau, Marshall Isl...
Proceedings of the Meeting on Atoll Agriculture: Tarawa, Kiribati, 3-8 Oct...
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 1000Countries.com: Kiribati I: kiribati, KIRIBATI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Kiribati is an unspoiled corner of Micronesia where sailing canoes are still the mode of sea transport.
Kiribati (pronounced kiri-bahs) is a group of islands located in the central Pacific Ocean.
Kiribati is an independent island country in the South Pacific consisting of over 33 islands.
www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/kiribati_1.html   (2141 words)

  
 Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Pacific - Kiribati MPs debate diplomatic recognition of Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Parliament in Kiribati has debated the diplomatic wrangling between China and Taiwan over the small Pacific Island nation.
Claims were made in parliament that Taiwan gave money to the political party of the current government to support its election campaign.
This was rejected by President Anote Tong who told parliament that he was expecting all kinds of allegations from the opposition after the switch in diplomatic relations from China to Taiwan.
www.abc.net.au /asiapacific/news/GoAsiaPacificBNP_993993.htm   (157 words)

  
 Results for Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The Republic of Kiribati is an island nation located in the central tropical...
The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every...
Kiribati is more a sprinkling of far-flung coral atolls than dry land, more deep blue ocean than sandy beach,...
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 Tax -- Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Blogcritics.org: The place is the Republic of Kiribati, in the Gilbert Islands, an island that, while not quite at the back end of nowhere, certainly lives in that general...
The president is due to travel to Kiribati today on the second leg of a visit to three of the island's allies in the Pacific.
Washington Times,:...were: Larry Miles Dinger of Iowa as ambassador to Fiji, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati; Terence Patrick...
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 Kiribati article archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Korea Herald (subscription),: Child sex abuse by Korean sailors in Kiribati, a country in the Pacific Ocean, is so prevalent that they were once banned from anchoring their ships off the...
The Hankyoreh,: Kiribati is a small Pacific island nation that barely has 100,000 people, and Korean fishermen are paying girls around the age of 18 for sex.
Dive South Africa,: The plan is to motor through the sweltering tropics to the Republic of Kiribati, an island nation of 33 scattered coral atolls that straddle the equator.
www.4newz.net /news/Kiribati.html   (7978 words)

  
 Kiribati's parliament passes the budget.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The newly elected President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, has presided over his first parliamentary session.
President Tong came to office after two general elections and months of political in-fighting, which led to a vote-of-no-confidence in former President Teburoro Tito's government.
Kiribati's Solicitor-General, David Lambourne, says it was business as usual in the House, and the budget was passed without incident during last week's parliamentary session.
www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/09/23/23regf.html   (132 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, Landmine Monitor Report 2000
Kiribati has not yet acceded to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty.
Kiribati is now a member of the United Nations having been formally accepted on 14 September 1999, but it was absent from the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 54/54B in support of the Mine Ban Treaty in December 1999.
Kiribati was the scene of heavy fighting in the Pacific during World War II and considerable quantities of military wreckage and unexploded ordnance affect Tarawa and other islands.
www.icbl.org /lm/2000/kiribati.html   (306 words)

  
 Kiribati CJ rejects court challenge on Parliament dissolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
An application by a cabinet minister in the Teburoro Tito government to challenge the dissolution of the Kiribati Parliament has been thrown out by the Chief Justice.
The former government is arguing that that provision of the constitution of majority members meant that all 42 members are to be present.
Mr Tokataake was represented by a New Zealand based law firm of Palmer Macauley and court chief Registrar, Mr Tabwe Kanono told PACNEWS from Tarawa that an appeal in the Court of Appeal is expected to be lodged soon once dates for the sitting is finalised…
www.hellopacific.com /news/general/news/2003/04/11/o.html   (252 words)

  
 Countries: Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
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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 Opposition still holds majority in Kiribati parliament
Kiribati's newly re-elected President, Teburoro Tito, has sworn in eight members of his new cabinet.
He is expected to swear in the remaining three in a second ceremony in two weeks.
Local media in Kiribati reports say the opposition still holds a majority in parliament, despite at least two of its MPs, one the former opposition leader Dr Harry Tong, crossing the floor.
abcasiapacific.com /news/stories/asiapacific_stories_802913.htm   (159 words)

  
 health Kiribati - health-notes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
KIRIBATI Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development (National) — Every...some 6,500 tonnes of waste — threatening the health and wellbeing...
According to the World Health Organisation, Kiribati has only three physicians and 24 nurses to serve a population of 90,000.
Hou also promised that Taiwan would use its experience to address Kiribati's public health issues, which include tuberculosis, HIV, diabetes, and...
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 Kiribati biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
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)

  
 ipedia.com: List of national legislatures Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Since acceding to the Parliament in February 2004, the Dominican Republic will also shortly be sending a delegation of deputies.
In addition to their national parliaments, the nations of the European Union also return directly elected members to the supranational European Parliament.
The Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro will be merged combination of independently elected National Assembly of Serbia and National Assembly of Montenegro for next two years.
www.ipedia.com /list_of_national_legislatures.html   (186 words)

  
 Kiribati: Tarawa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
You may be advised to reservations at least 2 weeks in advance for your car through the Kiribati Visitors Bureau.
If you are going to work in Kiribati, your current drivers licence will be good for the first two weeks.
Once in the house all dealings will be with the Kiribati Housing Corporation who will responsible for maintenance of the house, furniture and water tank (although the latter two may not apply depending on your circumstances).
www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/tarawa.html   (1838 words)

  
 Kiribati: News - International - 1998   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Joe Sinclair, 40, was rescued yesterday by a Korean tanker 965km west of Tarawa, capital of Kiribati.
He alerted it with maydajr calls on a walkie-talkie, which he'd used to stay in touch with his wife Rose back in Tarawa, after he began drifting with a broken motor on June 23.
As global warming melts the polar ice caps, the rising sea claims sandy beaches, homes and crops in the Republic of Kiribati, and causes havoc with water supplies.
www.wysiwyg.co.nz /kiribati/news_int_1998.html   (792 words)

  
 Military of Kiribati . Military of New Zealand . Kiribati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
The police operate the RKS Teanoai 301, a Pacific-class patrol boat provided to Kiribati by Australia as part of the Pacific Patrol Boat Program.
Main article: Politics of Kiribati The parliament of Kiribati, called Maneaba ni Maungatabu is elected every four years, and...
This Minyas was associated with Boeotian Orchomenus town Orchomenus, and may have represented a ruling dynasty or a tribe later located in Boeotia.
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