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Micronesia

Kiribati

South Tarawa · 135 k · AUD

Kiribati

Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati

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The first country to see each new year — and the only one in all four hemispheres.

Capital: South Tarawa
Population: 134,518
Area: 811 km²
Density: 165.9 / km²
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD $)
Language: English, Gilbertese
Indo-European
Religion: Roman Catholicism

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Island nation — no land neighbours.

Flag — Red over blue with a golden frigatebird above white and blue waves.

Outline — A scatter of 33 atolls straddling both the equator and the date line.

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