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Kiribati

Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati · Ribaberiki Kiribati

Capital
South Tarawa
Population
136,488 2025
Area
811 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of KiribatiKIRIBATISouth TarawaMARSHALLISLANDSNorthPacific OceanSouthPacific Ocean0250 km
Kiribati hatched and ringed, South Tarawa marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 0.94°N 173.8°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Kiribati is an island country in Micronesia. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to South Tarawa is Majuro, in the Marshall Islands, 666 km away. With 811 km², it is about the size of Bahrain and Dominica and ranks 172nd of 195 by area.

Its population was 136,488 in 2025 (World Bank), the 17th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. On average, 168 people live on each km². 63.4% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$2,559 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 149th of 191 and 13th of 14 in Oceania. Life expectancy at birth was 66.6 years in 2024.

Its main landmass has land on both sides of the equator, in the Eastern Hemisphere. Territory away from the main landmass also reaches the Western Hemisphere. North to south it runs about 490 km, between 1.3°S and 3.1°N. South Tarawa's antipode is in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 640 km from Liberia, the nearest land.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population136,4882025, World Bank178th of 1948th of 14
Area811 km²world-countries172nd of 1958th of 14
GDPUS$349 million2025, World Bank, current US$187th of 19110th of 14
GDP per capitaUS$2,5592025, World Bank, current US$149th of 19113th of 14
Population density168 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries56th of 1944th of 14
Life expectancy66.6 years2024, World Bank157th of 19412th of 14
Urban population63.4%2025, World Bank98th of 1947th of 14
Forest area1.3% of land2024, World Bank177th of 19413th of 14
Population growth+1.45% a year2025, World Bank71st of 1945th of 14
Internet users89.4%2024, World Bank60th of 1883rd of 11
Fertility rate3.12 births per woman2024, World Bank53rd of 1946th of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBahrain, Dominica and Tonga

Closest in populationSeychelles, Grenada and Micronesia

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern, Southern and Eastern
outlying territory also: Western
Capital
South Tarawa
1.34°N 173.02°E
Northernmost latitude
3.15°N
Southernmost latitude
1.26°S
Westernmost longitude
172.75°E
Easternmost longitude
174.78°E
North to south
about 490 km
Antipode of South Tarawa
1.34°S 6.98°W
in the South Atlantic Ocean, about 640 km from the nearest land (Liberia)