Line #11 UsefulNotes/Kiribati


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2	[[caption-width-right:330:It's difficult to see them because of their size now... in less than a hundred years maybe we just [[TearJerker won't see them anymore.]] ]]
3	Kiribati, officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' ('''Gilbertese:''' ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), is a nation of many islands (atolls, to be specific) scattered across the Pacific and separated by many kilometers. The main languages are English and Gilbertese, named for the British Captain Thomas Gilbert, the man who sighted the islands for the first time. Actually, the name Kiribati is the local pronunciation of Gilbert (like ''Film/{{Fitzcarraldo}}'' was the pronunciation of Fitzgerald to the natives). Oddly, the name is pronounced ''Kiribas'', as the 'ti' sound in Kiribati names equates to 's' for English-speakers.
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5	The islands were occupied by the Japanese during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. One of the bloodiest battles on the Pacific theater, the Battle of Tarawa, took place in Kiribati. Some of the islands were later used as testing grounds for nuclear weapons.
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7	In 1978, the Ellice Islands split and became UsefulNotes/{{Tuvalu}}. Kiribati’s independence from the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom started in 1979.
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9	The country has some problems with overcrowding: while it’s not ''that'' populous (about 120,000 as of 2020), the islands are small, and considering that almost all the people live in the central islands, they’re starting to lack some space to breathe. They also moved the UsefulNotes/InternationalDateLine to the east (it passed through the middle of the country before), causing some controversy but also attracting tourism as the first part of the world to celebrate the new millennium.
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11	According to global warming estimates, if the sea levels keep rising, the country [[DownerEnding will very likely disappear due to the very low altitude of all the islands]]. The government is trying to convince UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand, and UsefulNotes/{{Fiji}} to accept all the country’s inhabitants as refugees in that eventuality.
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13	!!Kiribati in fiction :
14	* The ''VideoGame/IL2Sturmovik'' expansion ''Pacific Fighters'' features the American and Japanese aerial operations during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943.
15	* The first mission of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'' takes place on Makin island.
16	* ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorPacificAssault'' has an entire chapter set on Makin during the raid by Marine Raiders in August 1942. The prologue and final level, meanwhile, are set on Betio during the Battle of Tarawa.
17	* ''VideoGame/RisingStorm'' has a map set on Betio, which is set during the Battle of Tarawa. Available factions for this map are the US 2nd Marine Division and the IJN Special Landing Forces.
18	* ''VideoGame/BattlestationsPacific'' has the 7th level set during the Battle of Tarawa in late 1943, which depicts American Marine and Navy units repelling Japanese air attacks.
19	* ''Film/ShallowHal'': The Peace Corps was to send Rosemary [[spoiler: and, at the end, Hal]] to Kiribati.
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21	[[AC:The I-Kiribati flag]]
22	https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kiribati_flag_269.png
23	->The flag is based on its old charge as a British colony. The flag shows a golden frigatebird, symbolizing freedom, flying toward the red sky over the sun rising from the ocean. The three white waves on the blue ocean stand for the main island groups -- the Gilbert, Line and Phoenix Islands -- and the sun's 17 rays stand for the sixteen islands of the Gilbert Group -- Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Beru, Butaritari, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tamana and Tarawa -- as well as Banaba Island.
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25	[[AC:The I-Kiribati national anthem]]
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27	->Teirake kaaini Kiribati,
28	->Anene ma te kakatonga,
29	->Tauraoi nakon te mwioko,
30	->Ma ni buokia aomata.
31	->Tauaninne nte raoiroi,
32	->Tangiria aomata nako.
33	->Tauaninne nte raoiroi,
34	->Tangiria aomata.
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36	->Reken te kabaia ma te rau,
37	->Ibuakoia kaain abara,
38	->Bon reken te nano ae banin,
39	->Ma te i-tangitangiri naba.
40	->Ma ni wakina te kabaia,
41	->Ma n neboa i eta abara.
42	->Ma ni wakina te kabaia,
43	->Ma n neboa abara.
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45	->Ti butiko ngkoe Atuara,
46	->Kawakinira ao kairira,
47	->Nakon taai aika i maira,
48	->Buokira ni baim ae akoi.
49	->Kakabaia ara Tautaeka,
50	->Ma ake a makuri iai.
51	->Kakabaia ara Tautaeka,
52	-> Ma aomata ni bane.
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56	->Stand up, People of Kiribati!
57	->Sing with jubilation!
58	->Prepare to accept responsibility
59	->And to help each other!
60	->Be steadfastly righteous!
61	->Love all our people!
62	->Be steadfastly righteous!
63	->Love all our people!
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65	->The attainment of contentment
66	->And peace by our people
67	->Will be achieved when all our hearts beat as one,
68	->Love two another!
69	->Promote happiness and unity!
70	->Love one another!
71	->Promote happiness and unity!
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73	->We beseech You, O God,
74	->To protect and lead us
75	->In the days to come.
76	->Help us with Your loving hand.
77	->Bless our Government
78	->and all our people!
79	->Bless our Government
80	->and all our people!
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82	[[AC:Government]]
83	* Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency
84	** President: Taneti Maamau
85	** Vice-President: Teuea Toatu
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87	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
88	* '''Capital and largest city:''' South Tarawa
89	* '''Population:''' 119,940
90	* '''Area:''' 811 km
91	(313 sq mi) (172nd)
92	* '''Currency''': Australian dollar ($) (AUD)
93	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' KI
94	* '''Country calling code:''' 686
95	* '''Highest point:''' Banaba (81 m/266 ft) (195th)

Context UsefulNotes / Kiribati