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Kiribati
Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) Independent nation in the
w Pacific Ocean, comprising about 33 islands, including the Gilbert, Phoenix, and Line Islands, and straddling the Equator over a vast area; the capital is Bairiki (on Tarawa). British navigators first visited the islands during the late 18th century. They became a British protectorate in 1892. Kiribati achieved full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1979. Phosphate mining dominated the economy until 1980, when production ended because of diminishing resources. Agriculture is now the major economic activity. Land area: 717sq km (277sq mi). Pop. (2002 est.) 94,900.
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Kiribati concerned with moves by China to meet with Rabi representatives.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 3/2/2006; 700+ words
; ...islanders now living overseas, has the Kiribati Government re-opened old wounds of...Banaba or Ocean Island will split from Kiribati and attempt to cede itself to Fiji...until 1916 that it became annexed by Kiribati. Mr Tito, on the other hand, believed...
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Kiribati severs ties with China; decision surprise many I-Kiribati.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 11/10/2003; 700+ words
; ...10 NOVEMBER 2003 TARAWA (Pacnews) - Kiribati's Foreign Affairs officials' announcement...officials for their alleged interference in Kiribati's national internal affairs. Reports...satellite monitoring facility out of Kiribati "soon" as they are now unsure of its...
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MOFA denies it bought Kiribati diplomatic ties.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 2/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...promised huge cash aid in exchange for Kiribati's diplomatic recognition. MOFA spokesman...of Taiwan Republic of China (ROC)/Kiribati diplomatic ties last November was probably...diplomacy." The newspaper quoted the Kiribati president's brother as claiming that...
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NEW ZEALAND: NEW ZEALAND-KIRIBATI DECLARATION SIGNED
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 6/9/2008; 530 words
; ...signed today between New Zealand and Kiribati reflects the growing relationship between...Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati. "Our meeting today reaffirmed the...growing friendship between New Zealand and Kiribati. New Zealand's development assistance...
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TAIWAN: PRESIDENT CHEN WELCOMES VISITING KIRIBATI PRESIDENT AND MRS. ANOTE TONG WITH MILITARY HONORS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...President Anote Tong of the Republic of Kiribati and Madam Tong; the Distinguished Delegation from Kiribati; Ambassadors and Foreign Representatives...President Anote Tong of the Republic of Kiribati and Madam Tong, who, with their entourage...
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Oly: Newcomers Kiribati looking for Olympic exposure
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 8/15/2004; 682 words
; ...Australia) 08-15-2004 Oly: Newcomers Kiribati looking for Olympic exposure by Phil...ATHENS, Aug 15 AFP - Olympic debutant Kiribati know that they have no hope of a medal...put an end to the question: "Where is Kiribati?" "No one is betting on a medal...
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Kiribati. (Country Profile).
Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; KIRIBATI not only straddles the equator but was...the Line and Phoenix Islands. In 1995 Kiribati re-arranged the dateline to bring all...resulted in a global television focus on Kiribati's millennium celebrations of the first...
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International coalition tackles impacts of climate change in Kiribati.
M2 Presswire; 7/18/2005; 700+ words
; ...tackles impacts of climate change in Kiribati(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...change on the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has been bolstered by the Australian...its kind in the Pacific region, the Kiribati Adaptation Program will reduce the vulnerability...
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Kiribati hoping for more climate change help as it faces rising sea levels
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/9/2008; 601 words
; ...president of the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, threatened by rising sea levels caused...only New Zeland has begun taking in Kiribati families, President Anote Tong said...already being submerged, forcing some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline...
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Kiribati president asks for climate change help
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...president of the South Pacific nation of Kiribati, threatened by rising sea levels caused...only New Zealand has begun taking in Kiribati families, President Anote Tong said...already underwater, forcing some of Kiribati's 94,000 people living in shoreline...
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Kiribati
Encyclopedia entry from: Countries and Their Cultures
Kiribati Culture Name I-Kiribati or kaini Kiribati. "Kiribati" is a transliteration of "Gilberts," the British colonial name for part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony. Alternative Names The Kiribati name for the Gilbert Islands...
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KIRIBATI
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
KIRIBATI [Pronounced /ˈkɪ...member of the COMMONWEALTH . Languages: Kiribati (Gilbertese) and English (both official...colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands , Kiribati gained its independence in 1979. See...
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Nauru
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...with another 2,134 residents from Kiribati and Tuvalu and 263 Europeans, almost...Austronesian languages. It contains many Kiribati words, but it has deviant features that...was settled by Tabuarik, who came from Kiribati — as did subsequent boatloads...
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Tabuaeran
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Islands and part of the Republic of Kiribati . Visited by the American explorer...it gained independence as part of Kiribati in 1979. Copra is the only export. Residents of overcrowded islands in Kiribati have been resettled on Tabuaeran...
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Micronesians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...Carolinians, Chamorros, Chuukese (Trukese), Guamanians, I-Kiribati (Gilbertese), Kosraeans, Marshallese, Micronesian Americans...and includes seven entities: two are independent republics (Kiribati and Nauru); two are in a unique "free association" with...
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