FLAG OF KIRIBATI

REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

Capital: Bairiki Area: 717 sq km / 277 sq ml Language: English, Gilbertese Currency: Australian Dollar Population: 98,549 Literacy rate: 90% Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant (Congregationalist) Physical features: Comprises 33 coral islands including Kiribati (Gilbert), Rawaki (Phoenix), Banaba (Ocean) and 3 of the Line Islands including Kiritimati (Christmas Island); the islands are crossed by the Equator and International Date Line Ethnic distribution: Mainly Micronesian with Polynesian, European and Chinese minorities Exports: Copra, fish