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Kiribati

Location Pacific Ocean, at Equator + International Dateline
Latitude and longitude  1 25 N, 173 00 E
Sovereignty Independent
United Nations member? Yes
Political status notes Officially, "Republic of Kiribati"; includes Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands
Population  92,533
Census notes 2005
Land area in square kilometers 811
Capital  Tarawa

Fundamental legal document(s) online

Constitution of Kiribati, from the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute at the University of the South Pacific School of Law

Other legal documents online

Kiribati Law, a collection of statutes, laws, judicial decisions and other materials from the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute at the University of the South Pacific School of Law

Sources and other useful websites

Country profile: Kiribati, from the BBC News
Fishery Country Profile—Kiribati, from the Food and Agriculture Organization
Kiribati, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003)
Kiribati, from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Kiribati, from Radio Australia’s Charting the Pacific
Kiribati, from Radio Australia’s Time to Talk
Kiribati, from Steve Trussel
Kiribati, map and basic demographic and economic data from the South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the University of the South Pacific
Kiribati Sources of Law Information, by Professor Don Paterson of the University of the South Pacific, from the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
Line Islands, map from the South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the University of the South Pacific
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pacific Island Populations 2011 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 80K)
Phoenix Islands, map from the South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the University of the South Pacific
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), World Heritage List: Phoenix Islands Protected Area
Independent States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country Profile: Kiribati
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook

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