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Kiribati, officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' ('''Gilbertese:''' ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), is a nation of many island (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.
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 ground for nuclear weapons.
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 ground for nuclear weapons.
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Kiribati, officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' ('''Gilbertese:''' ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), is a nation of many island 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.
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 testingground grounds for nuclear weapons.
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
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In 1978, the Ellice Islands split and became UsefulNotes/{{Tuvalu}}. Kiribati’s independence from the United Kingdom started in 1979.
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In 1978, the Ellice Islands split and became UsefulNotes/{{Tuvalu}}. Kiribati’s independence from the United Kingdom UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom started in 1979.
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Kiribati, officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' ('''Gilbertese:''' ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), is another bunch of islands (atolls, to be specific) 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.
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 used later as testing ground for nuclear weapons.
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 used later as testing ground for nuclear weapons.
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Kiribati, officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' ('''Gilbertese:''' ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), is another bunch a nation of islands many island (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.
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 wereused later used as testing ground for nuclear weapons.
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
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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.
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]]. That’s why the government is trying to convince UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand and UsefulNotes/{{Fiji}} to accept all the country’s inhabitants as refugees in the eventuality.
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]]. That’s why the government is trying to convince UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand and UsefulNotes/{{Fiji}} to accept all the country’s inhabitants as refugees in the eventuality.
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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, controversy but also attracting tourism as the first part of the world to celebrate the new millennium.
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]].That’s why the The government is trying to convince UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, UsefulNotes/NewZealand UsefulNotes/NewZealand, and UsefulNotes/{{Fiji}} to accept all the country’s inhabitants as refugees in the that eventuality.
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]].
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* '''Highest point:''' Banaba (81 m/266 ft) (205th)
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* '''Highest point:''' Banaba (81 m/266 ft) (205th)(195th)
