Travel Alert Status
Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Time Difference
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
note: on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line
Travel Climate
tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Travel Currency
Australian dollar (AUD)
Languages
I-Kiribati, English (official)
Ethnic Groups
predominantly Micronesian with some Polynesian
National Holiday
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
Geographic Coordinates
1 25 N, 173 00 E
Location
Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator, as well as the International Date Line; the capital Tarawa is about half way between Hawaii and Australia
Airports
4