Kiribati Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Kiribati Tarawa 811 sq km 313 sq mi PEOPLE Population 110,252 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 2.23 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 158,047 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 235,342 (2050 estimate) Population density 136 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 352 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 50 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 50 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Tarawa 32,000 (2001 estimate) Ethnic groups Micronesian, Tuvaluan minority Languages English (official), Gilbertese (I-Kiribati) Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 53 percent Protestant 44 percent O ther 3 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total Female Male Infant mortality rate Population per physician Population per hospital bed 62.8 years (2008 estimate) 66 years (2008 estimate) 59.8 years (2008 estimate) 45 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) 3,378 people (2004) 556 people (1998) Literacy rate Total Not available Female Not available Male Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school Not available 11.4 percent (1996) 10 years (2000) 22 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 12 July 1979 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Not available Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) Not available ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $71 million (2006) $706 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 7.1 percent (2006) I ndustry 6.6 percent (2006) Services 86.4 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Not available Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6 percent (1995) I ndustry 6 percent (1995) Services 87 percent (1995) Unemployment rate Not available National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Not available Total expenditure Not available Monetary unit 1 Australian dollar ($A), consisting of 100 cents Major trade partners for exports Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Bangladesh, and United States Major trade partners for imports Australia, Fiji Islands, United States, Latvia, and Japan ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources 100 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 402 (2000 estimate) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 47 (2002) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 34 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 2.7 (2001) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Not available Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Not available Paved road as a share of total roads Not available SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
