Kiribati: flag, capital and facts
Kiribati is a country in Oceania (Australia & Oceania). Its capital is South Tarawa. Population — 134,518. Area — 811 km². Below: the flag, the key facts and easy ways to remember them.
The flag of Kiribati
A frigate bird flying over waves and a sun.
The capital of Kiribati — South Tarawa
South Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati. South Tarawa hums with the ocean surf.
Facts about Kiribati
- Official name
- Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Continent
- Australia & Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Population
- 134,518
- Area
- 811 km²
- Currency
- AUD ($), KID ($)
- Status
- UN member state
- Coordinates
- 1.41666666°, 173°
How to remember the name
The nameKiribati — where each new day on the planet begins.
Did you know?
Kiribati is the first country in the world to greet each new day.
Other countries of Oceania
AustraliaCanberra
New ZealandWellington
FijiSuva
SamoaApia
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby
VanuatuPort Vila
TongaNuku'alofa
PalauNgerulmud
Solomon IslandsHoniara
MicronesiaPalikir
Marshall IslandsMajuro
TuvaluFunafuti
NauruYaren
French PolynesiaPapeetē
GuamHagåtña
New CaledoniaNouméa
Cook IslandsAvarua
Northern Mariana IslandsSaipan
American SamoaPago Pago
NiueAlofi
Norfolk IslandKingston
Christmas IslandFlying Fish Cove
Cocos (Keeling) IslandsWest Island
Wallis and FutunaMata-Utu
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