Kiribati consists of gilbert islands, Phoenix Islands and Lane Islands, of which gilbert islands is the largest. Kiribati consists of 33 islands, including 265,438+0 islands with permanent residents. Kiribati, with a total land area of about 865,438+065,438+0 square kilometers, belongs to a micro country.
Development:
Kiribati is one of the least developed countries in the world. After the phosphate was exhausted, fishery resources became the main economic source of Kiribati. Coconut kernel and fish are Kiribati's most productive export products.
Kiribati became independent from Britain in 1979, and is now a member of the Commonwealth, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and became a member of the United Nations in 1999. Kiribati has no army, only about 300 policemen. National defense is also the responsibility of Australia and New Zealand.