Kiribati

Official Name:

Republic of Kiribati (Kiribati)

Area:

811 km ²

Population (2007):

107.817 inhabitants

Coastline:

1.143 km

Capital:

Tarawa

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Betio

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Political divisions:

7 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limon, Puntarenas, San Jose

Language(s):

Spanish (official), English

National holiday:

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

Nationality:

Costa Rican(s)

Official time:

UTC-6.

Member of:

ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

Internet country code:

.ki

Economic Profile

Currency:

Australian dollar (AUD)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD2.800 (2004 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2005 est.) USD 76.400.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

0,3% (2005 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2004 est.)

• Agriculture: 8.9%
• Industry: 24.2%
• Services: 66.8%

Labor force:

7.870 (2001 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2000):

• Agriculture 2,7%
• Industry: 32%
• Services 65,3%

Unemployment rate:

2% (1992 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

0,5% (2005 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

ND

Budget:

• Revenues: USD 55.520.000
• Expenditures: USD 59.710.000

Public debt:

ND

Current account balance:

USD -19.870.000 (2004 est.)

Exports:

USD 17.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish

Exports - Partners:

US 22,8%, Belgium 21,5%, Japan 14,3%, Samoa 7,8%, Australia 7,5%, Malaysia 6,7%, Taiwan 5,6%, Denmark 4,6% (2005)

Imports:

USD 62.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, miscellaneous manufactured goods, fuel

Imports - partners:

Australia 33%, Fiji 27,1%, Japan 18,1%, NZ 6,9% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

ND

Debt - external:

USD 10.000.000 (1999)