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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.
Kiribati is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. Its name, which is pronounced âKiribassâ is derived from the name Gilbert, from the British discoverer of the islands, Thomas Gilbert.The islands were called Gilbert Islands by later explorers, which evolved with the local language and became Kiribati.iribati is located along the equator and the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Kiribati is made up of about 32 atolls and the raised coral island of Banaba (also called Ocean Island).