Welcome to the fourth episode of the 'Let's Know about Countries' series. Last post, I had posted about an island country named Palau. This post I will tell you about the first country to celebrate New Year's Day. This country is also an island country like my other posts in the series. This island country is located near the International Dateline and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
This country is Kiribati. Kiribati has 32 atolls and one coral island. These islands are all around throughout the three island groups that form Kiribati. Kiribati is located in Oceania. It is near the International Dateline.
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| Flag of Kiribati Credit: www.wikipedia.com |
Let's know some facts about Kiribati:
- The capital of Kiribati is South Tarawa.
- There are two official languages English and Kiribati.
- There are two currencies on Kiribati, Kiribati dollar and Australian Dollar.
- Kiribati became independent from United Kingdom in 1979.
- The average temperature on Kiribati is 31.4 degrees Celsius.
- Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth Games of Nations.
- The IMF and the World Bank became a full member of the United Nations in 1999.
- The ANZ bank (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd) is the only International banking company in Kiribati with branches on South Tarawa and Kiritimati Island.
- People on Kiribati drive on their left side.
Map of Kiribati
Sport
Kiribati has participated in the Commonwealth Games since 1998. Kiribati has also competed at the Summer Olympics since 2004. Kiribati won its first Commonwealth Games medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games when David Kotoatau won Gold at the 105 kg group.
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