Geography of Kiribati

1°25′N 173°00′E / 1.417°N 173.000°E / 1.417; 173.000

Geography of Kiribati

Region	Oceania
Coordinates	1°25′N 173°00′E / 1.417°N 173.000°E / 1.417; 173.000
Area	Ranked 172nd
• Total	811 km2 (313 sq mi)
• Land	.1%
• Water	99.9%
Coastline	1,143 km (710 mi)
Borders	None
Highest point	Unnamed location on Banaba 81 m (266 ft)[1]
Lowest point	Sea Level, 0 m (0 ft)
Climate	Maritime
Terrain	Atolls
Natural resources	Guano, fish, coconuts, petroleum
Natural hazards	Cyclones,
Environmental issues	rising sea levels
Exclusive economic zone	3,441,810 km2 (1,328,890 sq mi)

Kiribati consists of 32 atolls and one island in an expanse of ocean equivalent in size to the contiguous United States. The islands are scattered such that Kiribati has territory located in each of the four hemispheres. The islands of Kiribati lie roughly halfway between Hawaii and Australia in the Micronesian and Polynesian regions of the South Pacific. The three main island groupings are the Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands, and Line Islands. On 1 January 1995 Kiribati moved the International Date Line to include its easternmost islands and make it the same day throughout the country.