Key Facts
- GDP (ppp) per CAPITA
- $5.300 (2008 est.)
- Inflation Rate
- 0.2% (2007 est.)
- Population
- 112,850 (July 2009 est.)
- Ease of Doing Business
- 79/181
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Kiribati : Introduction
The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
Capital City:
Tarawa (+12 GMT)
Currency:
Australian dollar (AUD)
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Languages:
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Calling Code:
686
Voltage:
240
Religions:
Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, other (includes Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, Church of God) 8%
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Kiribati: World Bank Doing Business IndicatorsKiribati: BBC Country Profile
Kiribati: MSU Global Access
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Sources:
CIA World Factbook (September 2009)
U.S. Dept. of State Country Background Notes (May 2009)
