|
Geographics
| Location |
Oceania |
| Capital |
Tarawa |
| Type
of Government |
Republic |
| Total
Area |
717
sq. km |
| Coastline |
1.143
km |
Economy
| GDP |
$62
million (1993 est.) |
| GDP
Growth |
n/a
% |
| GDP
per Capita |
$800
(1993 est.) |
| Economy
by Sectors: |
| -
Agriculture (copra, fish,
taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables) |
23% |
| -
Industry (n/a) |
n/a
% |
| -
Services (n/a) |
n/a
%
|
Contact
Information
| AOSIS
(Alliance of Small Island States): |
Ministry
of Foreign Affairs & International Trade
Bairiki, Tarawa
Phone: 686-21342 |
| Contact
in Kiribati: |
Solar
Energy Company Limited
P.O. Box 493
Betio, Tarawa
Republic of Kiribati
Tel: 686-26058
Fax: 686-36210
Email: sec@takl.net.ki |
|
Demographics
| Population |
79,386 |
| Population
Growth |
1.95% |
| Labor
Force |
7,870 |
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
54.16
years |
| Literacy |
n.a.
% |
Foreign
Trade
| Exports
(f.o.b.) |
$4.2
million (1992 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| copra
(50%), seaweed (16%), fish (15%) |
| Partners: |
| Denmark,
Fiji, US |
| Imports
(f.o.b.) |
$33.1
million (c.i.f., 1992 est.) |
| Commodities: |
| foodstuffs,
machinery and equipment, miscellaneous manufactured goods, fuel |
| Partners: |
| Australia
(40%), Japan (18%), Fiji (17%), NZ (6%), US (4%) - 1991 |
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