| Population :
| 100,798 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 39,30%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 20 087.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 19 566.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 57,30%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 28 523.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 29 280.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,30%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 1 434.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 1 908.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 19.8 years .
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| Median age male :
| 19.4 years .
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| Median age female :
| 20.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.25% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 30.99 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 8.49 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.75 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 44.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 61.32 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 58.34 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 64.44 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.24 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| I-Kiribati (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| I-Kiribati .
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| Ethnic groups :
| predominantly Micronesian with some Polynesian .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant (Congregational) 40%, some Seventh-Day Adventist, Muslim, Baha'i, Latter-day Saints, and Church of God (1999) .
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| Languages :
| I-Kiribati, English (official) .
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| Literacy definition :
| NA .
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| Literacy total :
| NA .
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| Literacy male :
| NA .
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| Literacy female :
| NA .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 12 July 1979 (from UK) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 12 July (1979) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted at the time of independence from the UK in 1979. Copra and fish now represent the bulk of production and exports. The economy has fluctuated widely in recent years. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. Tourism provides more than one-fifth of GDP. The financial sector is at an early stage of development as is the expansion of private sector initiatives. Foreign financial aid from UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and China is a critical supplement to GDP, equal to 25%-50% of GDP in recent years. Remittances from workers abroad account for more than $5 million each year. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| .
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| Agriculture products :
| copra, taro, breadfruit, sweet potatoes, vegetables; fish .
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| Industries :
| fishing, handicrafts .
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| Exports commodities :
| copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish .
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| Exports partners :
| Japan 56.3%, South Korea 21.9%, Australia 6.3%, US 6.3% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 12 July (1979) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 12 July (1979) .
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| Internet users :
| 2,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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