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''Kiribati'', officially the '''Republic of Kiribati''', is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator and bordering the International Date Line to the east. The name Kiribati is the local pronunciation of "Gilberts", derived from the main island chain, the Gilbert Islands.
''Kiribati'', officially the '''Republic of Kiribati''', is an island nation located in the [[Oceania]] region in the central tropical [[Pacific Ocean]]. The name '''Kiribati''' is the local pronunciation of '''Gilberts''', derived from the main island chain, the '''Gilbert Islands'''.
 
It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator and bordering the International Date Line to the east.  
 
The population is 107,000.
 
The capital city is South Tarawa.
 
 
 
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Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the Oceania region in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The name Kiribati is the local pronunciation of Gilberts, derived from the main island chain, the Gilbert Islands.

It is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island dispersed over 3,500,000 square kilometres (1,351,000 square miles) straddling the equator and bordering the International Date Line to the east.

The population is 107,000.

The capital city is South Tarawa.



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