Kiribati

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Kiribati

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Overview

Background: Kiribati is made up of three distinct island groups -- the Gilbert Islands, the Line Islands, and the Phoenix Islands. The first Austronesian voyagers arrived in the Gilbert Islands as early as 3000 B.C., but these islands were not widely settled until about A.D. 200 by Micronesians. Around 1300, Samoans and Tongans invaded the southern Gilbert Islands, then known as Tungaru, bringing Polynesian cultural elements with them. Later arrivals of Fijians brought Melanesian elements to the Gilbert Islands, and extensive intermarriage between the Micronesian, Polynesian, and Melanesian people led to the creation of what would become Gilbertese cultural traditions by the time Europeans spotted the islands in the 1600s. The Phoenix Islands and Line Islands were both visited by various Melanesian and Polynesian peoples, but their isolation and lack of natural resources meant that long-term settlements were not possible. Both island groups were uninhabited by the time of European contact.

Kiribati experienced sustained European contact by the 1760s; all three island groups were named and charted by 1826. American whaling ships frequently passed through the islands, and the UK declared a protectorate over the Gilbert and nearby Ellice Islands in 1892, in an attempt to block growing US influence. Phosphate-rich Banaba Island was annexed to the protectorate in 1900. In 1916, the protectorate became a colony, and some Line Islands were added in 1916 and 1919, with the final ones added in 1972. The Phoenix Islands were added to the colony in 1937, and the UK agreed to share jurisdiction of some with the US because of their strategic location for aviation. During World War II, the islands were occupied by Japanese forces but were ejected by US amphibious assaults. The Ellice Islands became its own colony in 1974 and was renamed Tuvalu for “eight standing together” in 1975. The Gilbert Islands became fully self-governing in 1977 and independent in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati, the Gilbertese spelling of Gilberts. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Islands in a 1979 treaty of friendship.

In 2012, Kiribati purchased a 22 sq km (8.5 sq mi) plot of land in Fiji for potential eventual resettlement of its population because of climate change, and in 2014 Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe BAINIMARAMA said residents of Kiribati would be welcome to relocate to Fiji if their country is swamped by rising sea levels.

Geography

Area

Land: 811 sq km
Note: note: includes three island groups -- Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands -- dispersed over about 3.5 million sq km (1.35 million sq mi)
Water: 0 sq km
Total: 811 sq km

Climate: tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds
Terrain: mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs

Land Use

Other: 56.7% (2023 est.)
Forest: 1.3% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: 42% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 2.5% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 39.5% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)

Location: Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia
Coastline: 1,143 km

Elevation

Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
Highest point: unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m
Mean elevation: 2 m

Irrigated land: 0 sq km (2022)
Map references: Oceania

Land Boundaries

Total: 0 km

Maritime Claims

Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards: typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
Geography note: 21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean -- the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru; Kiribati is the only country in the world to fall into all four hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, and western)
Natural resources: phosphate (production discontinued in 1979), coconuts (copra), fish
Area comparative: four times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geographic coordinates: 1 25 N, 173 00 E
Population distribution: consists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong

People & Society

Literacy

Male: 98.6% (2020 est.)
Female: 98.9% (2020 est.)
Total population: 98.6% (2020 est.)

Languages: Gilbertese, English (official)
Religions: Roman Catholic 58.9%, Kiribati Uniting Church 21.2%, Kiribati Protestant Church 8.4%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.1%, Baha'i 2.1%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0 14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15 64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female

Birth rate: 19.4 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate: 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Median Age

Male: 26.4 years
Total: 27.7 years (2025 est.)
Female: 28.2 years

Population

Male: 56,364
Total: 116,545 (2024 est.)
Female: 60,181

Nationality

Noun: I-Kiribati (singular and plural)
Adjective: Kiribati

Tobacco Use

Male: 48.4% (2025 est.)
Total: 35.4% (2025 est.)
Female: 23.6% (2025 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 57.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0 14 years: 26.8% (male 15,895/female 15,304)
15 64 years: 67.9% (male 38,046/female 41,059)
65 years and over: 5.4% (2024 est.) (male 2,423/female 3,818)

Ethnic groups: I-Kiribati 95.78%, I-Kiribati/mixed 3.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.7% (2020 est.)

Child Marriage

Men married BY age 18: 8.6% (2019)
Women married BY age 15: 2.4% (2019)
Women married BY age 18: 18.4% (2019)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.3 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 39.4 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio: 12.7 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 7.9 (2024 est.)

Physician density: 0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Health Expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 14.8% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 9.7% of national budget (2022 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density: 1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.13 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: rural: rural: 59.5% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total: total: 75.7% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban: urban: 87.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural: rural: 40.5% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total: total: 24.3% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban: urban: 12.1% of population (2022 est.)

Education Expenditure

Education expenditure (% GDP): 16.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget): 20.1% national budget (2024 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Male: 33.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Total: 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Female: 29.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Population growth rate: 0.98% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate: 1.04 (2025 est.)
Population distribution: consists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong

Life Expectancy at Birth

Male: 65.9 years
Female: 71.3 years
Total population: 68.5 years (2024 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio: 80 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: rural: rural: 48.1% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total: total: 62.1% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban: urban: 72.6% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural: rural: 51.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total: total: 37.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban: urban: 27.4% of population (2022 est.)

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Beer: 0.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Total: 0.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Major urban areas population: 64,000 TARAWA (capital) (2018)
Obesity adult prevalence rate: 46% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 23.1 years (2009 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15 49): 67.4% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 6.9% (2018 est.)

Government

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How power is organised

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Flag: description: the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three wavy horizontal white stripes to represent the Pacific Ocean

meaning: the white stripes represent the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix island groups; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom

Capital

Name: Tarawa
Etymology: the name is said to derive from the I-Kiribati words te (the) and rawa (run), referring to a channel through a nearby reef
Time zone note: Kiribati has three time zones: the Gilbert Islands group at UTC+12, the Phoenix Islands at UTC+13, and the Line Islands at UTC+14
Time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Geographic coordinates: 1 21 N, 173 02 E

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Citizenship

Citizenship BY birth: no
Citizenship BY descent only: at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Kiribati
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years

Constitution

History: The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (pre-independence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)
Amendment process: proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum

Country Name

Note: note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss
Former: Gilbert Islands
Etymology: the name is the local pronunciation of "Gilbert," the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788
Local long form: Republic of Kiribati
Local short form: Kiribati
Conventional long form: Republic of Kiribati
Conventional short form: Kiribati

Independence: 12 July 1979 (from the UK)
Legal system: English common law supplemented by customary law
Government type: presidential republic

Judicial Branch

Highest court(s): High Court (consists of a chief justice and other judges as prescribed by the president)
Subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; magistrates' courts
Judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the president on the advice of the cabinet in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC); other judges appointed by the president on the advice of the chief justice along with the PSC

Executive Branch

Note: note: the president is both chief of state and head of government
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among House of Assembly members
Chief of state: President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016)
Election results: 2024: Taneti MAAMAU reelected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU (TKP) 55%, Kaotitaake KOKORIA (independent) 42%, Bautaake BEIA (TKP) 3%

2020: Taneti MAAMAU reelected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU (TKP) 59.3%, Banuera BERINA (BKM) 40.7%
Head of government: President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016)
Most recent election date: 25 October 2024
Election/appointment process: president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 additional terms) by simple-majority popular vote, after candidates are nominated from among House of Assembly members; vice president appointed by the president
Expected date of next election: 2028

National holiday: Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
National color(s): red, white, blue, yellow

National Heritage

Total world heritage sites: 1 (natural)
Selected world heritage site locales: Phoenix Islands Protected Area

Political parties: Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party or BKM
Kiribati Moa Party or KMP
Kamanoan Kiribati Party or KKP
Tobwaan Kiribati Party or TKP

Legislative Branch

Term in office: 4 years
Number of seats: 45 (44 directly elected; 1 appointed)
Electoral system: plurality/majority
Legislature name: House of Assembly (Maneaba Ni Maungatabu)
Scope of elections: full renewal
Legislative structure: unicameral
Most recent election date: 8/14/2024 to 8/19/2024
Expected date of next election: August 2028
Percentage of women in chamber: 11.1%

National Anthem(s)

Title: "Teirake kaini Kiribati" (Stand Up, Kiribati)
History: adopted 1979
Lyrics/music: Urium Tamuera IOTEBA

National symbol(s): frigatebird
Administrative divisions: 3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; there are no first-order administrative divisions, but the 6 districts are Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa, with 21 island councils on Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina

Diplomatic Representation in the US

Fax: [1] (212) 867-3320
Chancery: 685 Third Avenue, Suite 1109, New York, NY 10017
Telephone: [1] (212) 867-3310
Chief of mission: Ambassador Teburoro TITO (since 24 January 2018); note - also Permanent Representative to the UN
Email address and website: Kimission.newyork@mfa.gov.ki

Diplomatic Representation from the US

Note: Note: the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati but has announced its intention to open an embassy
Chief of mission: Ambassador Marie DAMOUR (since 6 December 2022); note - Ambassador DAMOUR is based in the US Embassy in the Republic of Fiji and is accredited to Kiribati as well as Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu

International organisations: ABEDA, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

Legislature

KIRIBATI · LEGISLATURE

House of Assembly

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Largest party

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Parties

All political parties2 parties · 45 seats · click to dim in hemicycle

Leaders

Current

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Taneti Maamau
- Head of StateSince 2016
- Head of GovernmentSince 2016

Economy

Budget

Note: note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Revenues: $260.557 million (2023 est.)
Expenditures: $264.736 million (2023 est.)

Exports

Civica canonical (reconciled): $17.1M

Note: note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Exports 2021: $10.754 million (2021 est.)
Exports 2022: $20.58 million (2022 est.)
Exports 2023: $17.099 million (2023 est.)

Imports

Civica canonical (reconciled): $293.5M

Note: note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports 2021: $201.984 million (2021 est.)
Imports 2022: $272.004 million (2022 est.)
Imports 2023: $293.624 million (2023 est.)

Industries: fishing, handicrafts

Public Debt

Civica canonical (reconciled): 22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Public debt 2016: 22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)

Remittances

Note: note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Remittances 2021: 4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
Remittances 2022: 10.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023: 4% of GDP (2023 est.)

Exchange Rates

Note: note: the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender
Currency: Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2020: 1.453 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021: 1.331 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022: 1.442 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023: 1.505 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2024: 1.515 (2024 est.)

Economic overview: lower-middle income, Pacific island economy; environmentally fragile; sizable remittances; key phosphate mining fund; tourism and fishing industries; public sector-dominated economy; recent withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum; ongoing constitutional crisis
Exports partners: Thailand 85%, Japan 6%, Philippines 3%, UAE 2%, Fiji 1% (2023)
Imports partners: China 24%, Australia 20%, Fiji 15%, Japan 7%, NZ 6% (2023)

Real GDP Per Capita

Civica canonical (reconciled): $3,702

Note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2022: $3,100 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $3,100 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024: $3,300 (2024 est.)

Real GDP Growth Rate

Civica canonical (reconciled): 5.3%

Note: note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2022: 4.6% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023: 2.7% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024: 5.3% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products: coconuts, bananas, vegetables, taro, tropical fruits, pork, chicken, nuts, eggs, pork offal (2023)
Exports commodities: fish, coconut oil (2023)
Imports commodities: ships, centrifuges, refined petroleum, rice, raw sugar (2023)

Current Account Balance

Civica canonical (reconciled): -$59.5M

Note: note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Current account balance 2021: $20.251 million (2021 est.)
Current account balance 2022: -$32.523 million (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2023: -$5.117 million (2023 est.)

Taxes and other revenues: 17.7% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $307.863 million (2024 est.)

GDP Composition, BY End Use

Note: note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
Household consumption: 101.2% (2022 est.)
Government consumption: 61.7% (2022 est.)
Investment in inventories: 1.3% (2022 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 19.1% (2022 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 7.6% (2022 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -100.5% (2022 est.)

Population below poverty line: 21.9% (2019 est.)

Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)

Civica canonical (reconciled): 2.5%

Note: note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021: 2.1% (2021 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022: 5.3% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023: 9.3% (2023 est.)

Industrial production growth rate: -6.2% (2022 est.)

Real GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Civica canonical (reconciled): $438.143 million (2024 est.)

Note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $405.468 million (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $416.221 million (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $438.143 million (2024 est.)

GDP Composition, BY Sector of Origin

Industry: 9.9% (2022 est.)
Services: 65.7% (2022 est.)
Agriculture: 27.8% (2022 est.)

Note: note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
Lowest 10%: 4% (2019 est.)
Highest 10%: 22.8% (2019 est.)

Gini Index Coefficient Distribution of Family Income

Note: note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
Gini index coefficient distribution of family income 2019: 27.8 (2019 est.)

Energy

Petroleum

Refined petroleum consumption: 500 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Electricity

Consumption: 27.388 million kWh (2023 est.)
Installed generating capacity: 12,000 kW (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 5 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity Access

Electrification rural areas: 94.3% (2020 est.)
Electrification urban areas: 86%
Electrification total population: 94.4% (2022 est.)

Energy Consumption Per Capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023: 8.578 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Electricity Generation Sources

Solar: 18.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Fossil fuels: 81.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Communications

Internet Users

Percent of population: 88% (2023 est.)

Broadcast media: multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2017)
Internet country code: .ki

Telephones Fixed Lines

Total subscriptions: 0 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1

Telephones Mobile Cellular

Total subscriptions: 70,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 49 (2022 est.)

Broadband Fixed Subscriptions

Total: 0 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2023 est.) less than 1

Transport

Ports

Large: 0
Small: 0
Medium: 0
Key ports: Canton Island, English Harbor, Tarawa Atoll
Very small: 3
Total ports: 3 (2024)
Ports with oil terminals: 0

Airports: 21 (2025)

Merchant Marine

Total: 74 (2023)
BY type: bulk carrier 2, general cargo 24, oil tanker 11, other 37

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: T3

Environment

Climate: tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds

Land Use

Other: 56.7% (2023 est.)
Forest: 1.3% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: 42% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 2.5% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 39.5% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 57.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 2.77% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Waste and Recycling

Municipal solid waste generated annually: 35,700 tons (2024 est.)
Percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 15.4% (2022 est.)

Environmental issues: heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to overcrowding mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; coastal erosion

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Total emissions: 81,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 81,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions: 8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

International Environmental Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Military & Security

Military note: Australia, NZ, and the US have provided security assistance; Kiribati has a "ship rider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within Kiribati's designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; ship rider agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)
Military and security forces: Kiribati Police Service (includes Maritime Police) (2025)

Scores & Rankings

ScoreValueGlobal rankTrendAs of

Civica Index77.0 / 100as of 2024-Q428 / 1902024-Q4

Freedom House StatusFree (100/100)as of 2024-Q4—2024-Q4

Press Freedom (RSF)Partly free (50/100)as of 2024—2024

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