Kiribati

Introduction

Kiribati is located in Oceania, with its capital being Tarawa and the official language being English.

Australian dollar is the legal tender of Kiribati. The top-level domain of Kiribati is .ki, and to make an overseas call to Kiribati, you need to add +686 / 00686 before the number.

The IANA time zone of Kiribati is Pacific/Tarawa. The local time is 4 hours behind compared to Beijing time. On 2025-12-29, the sunrise time in Kiribati's capital Tarawa is 06:28, and the sunset time is 18:31.

Kiribati: A Coral Island Nation in the Pacific Ocean

Kiribati is an island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean, consisting of 33 coral islands straddling the Equator and the International Date Line, making it the only country in the world to straddle both the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the eastern and western hemispheres. The capital city, Tarawa, is the main population center, with about 120,000 inhabitants in the country. Kiribati is known for its unique geographical location and is one of the first countries in the world to welcome the New Year. The economy is dominated by fishing and copra exports, with tourism gradually growing in recent years. However, the country faces serious environmental challenges, with the threat of inundation of some of its low-lying islands due to rising sea levels as a result of global warming, and the issue of survival is of great international concern.