"Tarawa Lagoon"

Geographical position: Kiribati is located in Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator; the capital Tarawa is about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia; note - on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory lies in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (GMT +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction lie on the other side of the International Date Line.
The country's climate is tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds.
Languages: I-Kiribati, English (official).
Tarawa is the capital of Kiribati.

Surface: 811 sq km

Population: 103,092

System of government: republic

Capital: Tarawa

Religion: Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God