Kiribati
Kiribati is an island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean. Its capital is South Tarawa. About 134,518 people live there (2024). It covers 811 square kilometres.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- People (2024)
- 134,518
- Area
- 811 km²
- Currency
- Kiribati dollar
Kiribati at a glance
- Official name
- Republic of Kiribati
- In its own language
- Ribaberiki ni Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Oceania
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Population
- 134,518 (2024)
- Area
- 811 km² (313 mi²)
- People are called
- I-Kiribati
- Official languages
- English, Gilbertese
- Currency
- Kiribati dollar, Australian dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$223 million (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 68 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.624 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 27.8 (2019)
- Head of state
- Taneti Maamau (since 2016)
- Head of government
- Taneti Maamau (since 2016)
- Country codes
- KI, KIR
- Calling code
- +686
- Internet domain
- .ki
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00, UTC+14:00, Pacific/Tarawa, Pacific/Kanton, Pacific/Kiritimati
- Coordinates
- 1.4666666666667°, 173.03333333333°
Kiribati and its neighbours
Kiribati borders United States and France. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Kiribati
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Alliance of Small Island States
- Asian Development Bank
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Universal Postal Union
- International Telecommunication Union
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Health Organization
- Interpol
and 1 more organisations.
How far are you from Kiribati?
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Questions
What is the capital of Kiribati?
The capital of Kiribati is South Tarawa.
What is the population of Kiribati?
Kiribati has about 134,518 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Kiribati?
Kiribati covers 811 square kilometres (313 square miles).
What currency does Kiribati use?
The Kiribati dollar.
What language is spoken in Kiribati?
The official languages of Kiribati are English and Gilbertese.
Which countries border Kiribati?
Kiribati shares a border with United States and France.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.