Kiribati
The first country to greet each new day
Passport card
Republic of Kiribati
Kiribati
- Capital
- Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- Languages
- Gilbertese and English
- People
- About 1.4 lakh
- Size
- About 811 km²
- Leader
- President Taneti Maamau
- Free since
- 12 July 1979
- Time
- 6½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Tarawa
⭐ Kiribati is the only country with land in all four hemispheres.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Kiribati
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Kiribati
Turn the globe with your finger. Kiribati has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Kiribati and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 4,100 times the size of Kiribati.
- PeopleIndia has about 11,000 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.4 lakh in Kiribati.
- DistanceTarawa is about 10,500 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeKiribati is 6½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 6:30 pm in Tarawa.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Kiribati, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Kiribati
- A fresh mix from the country's 109 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Kiribati's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Kiribati back on the map
Kiribati and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Places too tiny to see are shown as circles.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Kiribati worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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