World Countries

Kiribati

Kiribati coat of arms
The flag of Kiribati is divided into two halves. While the upper half has a red field, at the center of which is a yellow frigate bird flying over the top half of a rising yellow sun with seventeen visible rays, the lower half is composed of six horizontal wavy bands of white alternating with blue to depict the ocean.

Common Name: Kiribati

Official Name: Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati

Geographic Details

CapitalSouth Tarawa
Continent(s)Oceania
RegionOceania
SubregionMicronesia
Landlocked
Area811 km²
Coordinates(1° 24' N, 173° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population119,446
CurrencyAustralian dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC+12:00, UTC+13:00, UTC+14:00
LanguagesEnglish, Gilbertese
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.ki
Calling Code+6
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeKI
alpha3CodeKIR