Island Details: Kiribati
Number of Islands (approx.)
33*
Island Details
33 attols*
Type of Islands
oceanic, coral
Surface Area (km²)
810.00*
Terrain
mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs*
Highest Elevation (m)
81.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
unnamed - on Banaba*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
116*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.58*
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Time span: 1949-2007; Completeness: 84%; Station ID: 575 & 1329*
Population (total)
99,546*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
122.9*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
1.538*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
1,423*
Dominant Economic Sector
copra, international aid, tourism*
Administration
independent (republic)*
Miscellaneous
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; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level*
