Kiribati
Kiribati
Capital South Tarawa
811 km² · 136,488 people (2025) · Australian dollar
Kiribati straddles both the equator and the date line and spreads across 3.5 million km² of ocean — an exclusive economic zone larger than India — while its 33 atolls total only about 811 km² of land. It is the only country in all four hemispheres. Its clock offsets run to UTC+14, the earliest in the world, so it is the first place to see each new year.
The facts
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Area
- 811 km² — 313 sq mi
- Population
- 136,488 (2025)
- Density
- 168.3 people per km²
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD, $)
- Official languages
- English, Gilbertese
- Time zones
- UTC+12:00, UTC+13:00, UTC+14:00
- Calling code
- +686
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- KI · KIR
- Continent
- Oceania
How it compares
- By area
- 177 of 200
- By population
- 182 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1,108 | 7,498,900 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 964 | 240,254 |
| Kiribati ← | 811 | 136,488 |
| Bahrain | 760 | 1,600,366 |
| Dominica | 751 | 65,871 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Kiribati?
- South Tarawa
- What currency does Kiribati use?
- The Australian dollar (AUD).
- How big is Kiribati?
- 811 km², or 313 square miles — 177 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Kiribati drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Hong Kong 1,108 km²
- São Tomé and Príncipe 964 km²
- Bahrain 760 km²
- Dominica 751 km²
- Australia Oceania
- Papua New Guinea Oceania
- New Zealand Oceania
- Fiji Oceania
- Solomon Islands Oceania
- Vanuatu Oceania
- Samoa Oceania
- Micronesia Oceania
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)