Credit: Swire Shipping
Kiribati Kiribati is a group of 33 islands (23 inhabited) Australia, spread over a 3.5 million sq km EEZ, which is equivalent to the landmass of
Population:
108,000 (2009)
Capital: Tarawa Surface area:
811 sq km, EEZ 3.5 million sq km
Language: English/Gilbertese
New York City spread out across the width
Political status:
of continental US. The low-lying country
Nominal GDP: US$152 million (2010 est.)
faces significant challenges in the form of its
Currency:
Australian dollar (AUD)
isolation, highly dispersed population and,
Major industrial sectors:
tourism, fisheries, agriculture, remittances, copra
looking forward, climate change. Nonetheless,
Exports:
fish, copra, coconut oil, seaweed
its capacious territorial waters are abundant
Major export markets: USA, Belgium, Japan, Australia, Bangladesh
with seafood and mineral resources. Tourism is another sector of interest.
Imports:
independent republic
food and live animals, machines, transport equipment, manufactured goods, mineral fuels, beverages and tobacco
Major import markets: Australia, Fiji, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan
Jon Jay, ‘Creations’ (painting, acrylic on canvas) Credit: Okai Oceanik Art
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located about halfway between Hawaii and