Republic of Kiribati

Kiribati

Also known as: Republic of Kiribati, Ribaberiki Kiribati (Gilbertese)

🇰🇪 Kenya

🇽🇰 Kosovo

🇰🇵 Korea, North

Republic of Kiribati

Tarawa

Tarawa, Kiribati WEATHER

Search Islands

Island Groups

Gilbert Islands (Inhabited)

Line Islands (Inhabited)

Phoenix Islands

Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean consisting of low-lying coral atolls and islands spread across a vast area of ocean near the equator.

Kiribati

📍 Kiribati is an island country located in Oceania, spread across the central Pacific Ocean along the equator. It is situated east of Papua New Guinea, northeast of Australia, and west of Hawaii in the central Pacific region.

As an island nation, Kiribati has no land borders and is surrounded entirely by the Pacific Ocean. It consists of 33 atolls and reef islands scattered over a vast area, divided into three main groups: the Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands, and Line Islands.

Kiribati’s terrain is extremely low-lying, with most land only a few meters above sea level, making it vulnerable to rising sea levels. Its remote location has shaped its culture and way of life, while its position across the equator gives it a tropical climate. Kiribati’s geography has historically influenced navigation and settlement across the Pacific.

Capital

South Tarawa, Tarawa

(Tarawa Teinainano, Tarawa)

👥 ~63,000

Largest Places

Betio, Tarawa

(Betio, Tarawa)

👥~15,000

Bairiki, Tarawa

(Bairiki, Tarawa)

👥~10,000

Teaoraereke, Tarawa

(Teaoraereke, Tarawa)

👥~7,000

Banraeaba, Tarawa

(Banraeaba, Tarawa)

👥~6,000

Eita, Tarawa

(Eita, Tarawa)

👥~5,500

Bonriki, Tarawa

(Bonriki, Tarawa)

👥~5,000

Temwaiku, Tarawa

(Temwaiku, Tarawa)

👥~4,500

Tabiteuea, Tabiteuea

(Tabiteuea, Tabiteuea)

👥~5,000

Abemama, Abemama

(Abemama, Abemama)

👥~3,500

Maiana, Maiana

(Maiana, Maiana)

👥~2,000

Aranuka, Aranuka

(Aranuka, Aranuka)

👥~1,200

Beru, Beru

(Beru, Beru)

👥~2,000

Nikunau, Nikunau

(Nikunau, Nikunau)

👥~1,800

Onotoa, Onotoa

(Onotoa, Onotoa)

👥~1,600

Tamana, Tamana

(Tamana, Tamana)

👥~1,000

Kiritimati, Line Islands

(Kiritimati, Line Islands)

👥~6,500

Tabuaeran, Line Islands

(Tabuaeran, Line Islands)

👥~2,500

Teraina, Line Islands

(Teraina, Line Islands)

👥~1,700

Banaba, Banaba

(Banaba, Banaba)

👥~300

Kuria, Kuria

(Kuria, Kuria)

👥~1,000

Abaiang, Abaiang

(Abaiang, Abaiang)

👥~5,500

Buariki, Butaritari

(Buariki, Butaritari)

👥~2,000

Makin, Makin

(Makin, Makin)

👥~2,000

North Tarawa, Tarawa

(Tarawa i Karawa, Tarawa)

👥~6,000

Tabiteuea North, Tabiteuea

(Tabiteuea Te Runga, Tabiteuea)

👥~3,000

Road System (Island Transportation Infrastructure)

Drives On: Left

Kiribati follows left-hand traffic regulations.

Electrical System (Power Plug Types)

Primary Plug Types: Type I

Kiribati commonly uses Type I electrical outlets.

What is the Internet TLD for Kiribati?

A top-level domain (TLD) is the last section of a website address that appears after the final dot.

Country-code top-level domains are called ccTLDs and are assigned to countries and territories around the world.

Examples:

.fj = Fiji .tv = Tuvalu .jp = Japan

Kiribati uses:

.ki

What is the ISO Code for Kiribati?

ISO country codes come from the international standard ISO 3166 created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). These codes are used globally in databases, aviation systems, banking, shipping, and international data systems to uniquely identify countries and territories.

ISO 3166-1 codes are the two-letter country codes such as US, FR, or KI. These are called Level-1 ISO codes.

Only ISO 3166-1 codes support flag emojis. Flag emojis are created by combining two Unicode regional indicator letters that match the country's ISO two-letter code.

Kiribati is assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code:

KI

Subdivision codes do not have flag emojis.

ISO-2 Code: KI

ISO-3 Code: KIR

ISO Numeric Code: 296

KI