Republic of Kiribati

Country Information

  • Republic of Kiribati
  • Republic of Kiribati
  • Republic of Kiribati
  • Republic of Kiribati
Capital City
Tarawa
Head of State
President Taneti Maamau
Head of Government
President Taneti Maamau
Official Languages
English
Kiribati
Official Currency
Australian Dollar
Memberships
1977 – Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1979 – Independence
1979 – Member of the Commonwealth
1983 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1981 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1999 – United Nations
2013 – PRIF
2003 – International Maritime Organisation (IMO)

Infrastructure Indicators

Telecommunication
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) 71.0%
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) 67.0%
Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) 53.0%
Energy
Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) 98.6%
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) 45.8%
Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) 10.9
CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) 0.57
Transport
International airports: Bonriki (Tarawa Island); Cassidy (Kiritimati Island) 2
Total road network (km) 798
Paved road network as % of total network 17%
Number of international ports 3
Water & Sanitation
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) 98.9%
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) 68.7%
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (2017) 47.8%
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking services (2017) 71.6%
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
INFORM natural hazard index 3.8
Physical exposure to earthquake 0.1
Physical exposure to flood 0.1
Physical exposure to tsunami 8.7
Physical exposure to tropical cyclones 0.0
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data