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 Kiribati Thematic Maps
Country (long form) Republic of Kiribati
Capital Tarawa
Total Area 276.84 sq mi
717.00 sq km
(four times the size of Washington, DC)
Population 94,149 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050 235,342
Languages English (official), I-Kiribati
Literacy N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female
Religions Roman Catholic 54%, Protestant (Congregational) 30%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1996)
Life Expectancy 57.25 male, 63.22 female (2001 est.)
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) $850 (2000 est.)
Industry fishing, handicrafts
Agriculture copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish
Arable Land 0%
Natural Resources phosphate (production discontinued in 1979)

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