• Kiribati is an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, covering Micronesia and Polynesia.
• Comprises 32 atolls, islands, and Banaba, with a land area of 811 km2 across 3.44 million km2 of ocean.
• The International Date Line positions Kiribati's easternmost islands in the UTC+14 time zone.

• Permanent population is over 138,000, mainly on Tarawa.
• Significant diaspora, particularly in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, and the US, due to migration and intermarriage.
• The I-Kiribati people speak the Gilbertese language.

• Kiribati was a British protectorate from 1892 until independence in 1979.
• Tarawa is the capital and the most populated area, with its economy shifting from phosphate mining to fisheries and copra export.

• Economy depends on fishing, remittances, government jobs, and small businesses.
• High reliance on foreign fishing licenses and international aid due to low development status.

• Kiribati faces severe threats from climate change, sea-level rise, and extreme weather.
• Climate change is a key focus in its international policy as a member of the Alliance of Small Island States.

List of newspapers published in Kiribati.