Which 33 islands are Kiribati made up of? What are the names of these islands?

Kiribati

The name of this country is Kiribati. Formerly known as "gilbert islands".

Area The total land area is 8 10.5 square kilometers, and the water area is 3.5 million square kilometers.

The population is 75,000 (65,438+0,992). More than 90% belong to Micronesia, and the rest are Polynesians and European immigrants. English is the official language, Kiribati and English are the lingua franca. Most residents believe in Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.

Tarawa, the capital.

brief introduction

An island country in the central Pacific Ocean. It consists of 33 islands, belonging to gilbert islands, Ocean Island, Phoenix Islands and Lane Islands. It is the only country in the world that crosses the equator and the international international date line. It has a tropical maritime climate with an average annual temperature of 27℃. Malayo-Polynesians settled 3000 years ago. About14th century, Fiji and Tonga invaded and intermarried with the local people, forming Kiribati. 1892, gilbert islands and some islands of Ellis Islands became British "protected areas". 19 16 was classified as "British Gilbert and Ellis Islands Colony" (1975 Ellis Islands was separated and renamed Kiribati, becoming a member of the Commonwealth. 1977 65438+ 10 will implement internal autonomy. 1979 July 12 Independence, known as Kiribati * * * Republic. Ieremia Tabai was re-elected as president for three times. 1991July held a general election to elect Annaji as the fourth president. The country is divided into Tarawa and six administrative regions: North, South, China, Ocean Island and Lane Islands. There are coconut plantations and apatite mines. Export dried coconut, apatite, fruit, shark fin, etc.

physical geography

Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean, located at 4 43' ~1125' north latitude and169 32' ~150 35' west longitude, spanning the northern and southern hemispheres and the eastern and western hemispheres. It consists of 33 islands, belonging to gilbert islands, Ocean Island, Phoenix Islands and Lane Islands. The islands, which are 3870 kilometers long from east to west and 2050 kilometers wide from north to south, are scattered on the sea surface of about 5 million square kilometers, making them the most dispersed countries in the world. All the islands in Kiribati are coral islands, with atolls around the larger islands and lagoons inside the coral reefs.

It has a tropical maritime climate with an average annual temperature of 27.5℃. The difference between the highest temperature and the lowest temperature is only 12℃. The average annual precipitation is 1600 mm, but it varies greatly from place to place, ranging from 700 to 4000 mm. Kiribati's resources are mainly groundwater resources, mineral resources and fishery resources.

Population and nationality

The average population density of Kiribati is 88.5 people per square kilometer, but the distribution is very uneven. Gilbert islands's population accounts for more than 90% of the national population, with a population density of 200 people per square kilometer, while the Lane Islands has only 6 people per square kilometer.

More than 90% of the residents are Gilbert, belonging to Micronesia, and the rest are Polynesians and European immigrants.

Language and religion

The official language is English, and Kiribati and English are widely used by residents. Most residents believe in Protestantism.