Thinking of names? Complete 2018 information on the meaning of Galen, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby boy name.
UTC+12 to +14. Kiribati [1] (pronounced Kiri-bass) is an island group in Micronesia straddling the equator and, until 1995, the International Date Line. Kiribati's 33 atolls, with a total area of only 811 kmÂ², are scattered over an area of 3.5 million kmÂ².iribati was granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati. The name Kiribati is pronounced Kiri-bass, which is the closest local equivalent to Gilberts.
The official languages of Papua New Guinea are Tok Pisin, English, and Hiri Motu. English is the language spoken within the government and the education system, but is used by only around 1-2% of the people. Tok Pisin, also known as New Guinea Pidgin or Melanesian Pidgin, is a creole language and the most widely used.