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Kiribati: map and facts

Kiribati is in Micronesia. It has 136,488 people (2025), the 177th largest population. It covers 811 km², the 171st largest by area. That is about 168 people per km². Its highest point is Banaba Island, at 81 m.

Kiribati and the sea around it. Boundaries follow India’s official position.

Facts

Population: 136,488 (2025, World Bank)
Area: 811 km² (2024, World Bank). This figure covers a different area from the one this map shows: as drawn, about 955 km².
Capital: South Tarawa
Highest point: Banaba Island, 81 m (Wikidata)
Forest: 1.3% of the land (2024, World Bank)

Mountains and landscapes

Its highest peaks:

Banaba Island: 81 m (its highest point)

Plateaus, plains, deserts and other regions: Kiritimati.

Land

Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): plains 100%.

Forests covered 1.3% of its land in 2024, the same as in 1990 (World Bank).

Neighbours

Kiribati has no land borders on this map.

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Sources

India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.

Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.

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