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US
/ˌkɪˈɹɪˈbɑti/
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NOUN
- an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
How To Use Kiribati In A Sentence
- Kiribati21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru Geography-note
- Kiribatigeneral assessment: generally good quality national and international service domestic: wire line service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999 international: country code - 686; Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) Telephone system
- Geographynote: 21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru Kiribati
- French Polynesiaincludes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru Geography-note
- Languages: Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) Tuvalu
- Today, even though they have access to machine-made nylon or cotton string, the people of Kiribati prefer handmade cord.
- I did not even know the name Kiribati before she told me this and now I’m trying to scheme a way to visit her. Abada abada › december odds and ends
- Geographynote: includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru French Polynesia
- Formerly the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Some of the world's poorest, most vulnerable and least able to adapt are being worst affected, with small island states such as Kiribati and the Maldives and low-lying developing countries like Bangladesh already on the 'frontlines'. Bianca Jagger: Now Is the Time to Move Beyond Petroleum
