Kiribati
Kiribati is in Oceania, in the Micronesia region. Its capital is South Tarawa. It has a population of about 136,488 and an area of 811 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is red, at 44.8% of the total.
The flag of Kiribati as a pie chart
- Red 44.8%
- White 24.6%
- Navy blue 24.1%
- Yellow 6.5%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a sun and a bird
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Kiribati at a glance
- Capital
- South Tarawa
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Micronesia
- Official languages
- English and Gilbertese
- Currencies
- Australian dollar and Kiribati dollar
- National day
- July 12
- Highest point
- Banaba Island (about 80 meters)
- Area
- 811 km²30th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 136,48822nd least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 168.3 people/km²62nd most densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 349.2 million5th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 2,55943rd lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 66.6 years38th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1999
- Drives on the left
- The Equator runs through it
Neighboring countries
Kiribati has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.