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The [[Phoenix Islands]], including [[Nikumaroro]], are part of Kiribati. | The [[Phoenix Islands]], including [[Nikumaroro]], are part of Kiribati. | ||
In most contexts, the phrase '''I Kiribati''' may be taken to mean "of or relating to the people of Kiribati." The older adjective, of course, was '''Gilbertese.''' | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati Wikipedia article on Kiribati] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati Wikipedia article on Kiribati] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 20 October 2009
Formerly known as the "Gilbert Islands," part of the Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony.
"In 1979 the Gilbert Islands, Banaba, the Phoenix and the Line Islands became the independent Republic of Kiribati. The Republic has a total land area of 810 square kilometres and consists of thirty three atolls and islands, spread across approximately a third of a million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, of which 21 islands are inhabited."[1]
The Phoenix Islands, including Nikumaroro, are part of Kiribati.
In most contexts, the phrase I Kiribati may be taken to mean "of or relating to the people of Kiribati." The older adjective, of course, was Gilbertese.