Oceania · Micronesia
Capital: South Tarawa
Kiribati
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #187
Kiribati's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
136,488
#179 of 196
9th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$349.2M
#190 of 196
3rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
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R&D Spending
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Manufacturing Output
$14.6M
#183 of 196
7th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Micronesia
- Country code
- KIR
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Kiribati has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
With an area of roughly 811 square kilometers, Kiribati is among the world’s smallest sovereign states.
Kiribati’s position in Micronesia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Kiribati on the map
Kiribati is located in Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator, the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Its terrain is mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs. The climate is tropical, marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds. In area, the country is four times the size of Washington, DC.
Economy
Economic profile
Kiribati's economy is characterized by lower-middle income, Pacific island economy, environmentally fragile, sizable remittances, key phosphate mining fund, tourism and fishing industries, public sector-dominated economy, recent withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum, ongoing constitutional crisis. Major industries include fishing, handicrafts. Important agricultural products include coconuts, bananas, vegetables, taro, tropical fruits, pork, chicken, nuts, eggs, pork offal (2023). Notable exports include fish, coconut oil (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Kiribati has an estimated population of 120,740. Languages spoken include Gilbertese, English (official). The population includes I-Kiribati 95.78%, I-Kiribati/mixed 3.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.7% (2020 est.). The urban population represents 57.8% of total population (2023).
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