KIR · Oceania
Kiribati
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an archipelagic country spanning the Micronesia and Polynesia sub-regions of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. The state comprises 32 atolls and other islands and one remote raised coral island, Banaba.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.9
- Economy 6.3
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Population
- 120,740 inh.
- Area
- 811 km²
- Currency
- AUD
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Taneti Maamau
Parliament
Maneaba ni Maungatabu
45 seats
Inception 1979
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
349 M$
GDP / capita
2,559 $
Growth
4.2 %
Inflation
2.5 %
Life expectancy
66.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House 2026 · CPI · RSF
Freedoms (Freedom House)
89/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 81% Poisson + coprah
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
35%
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GBR
36%
-
FRA
41%
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DEU
41%
-
RUS
47%
-
CHN
62%
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IND
62%
Abstention: 25%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.644/1
Gini
24.7
Refugees originating
5
National anthem
Kunan Kiribati
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- Commonwealth
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,485 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 171, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)