Formerly the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati(KI) achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. 基里巴斯(KI)原称吉尔伯特群岛,1979年脱离英国独立。
The Pacific territories involved in the project are the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati(KI), New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. 该项目包括的太平洋地区包括密克罗尼西亚联邦、斐济、法属波利尼西亚、基里巴斯(KI)、新喀里多尼亚、巴布亚新几内亚、萨摩亚、所罗门群岛和瓦努阿图。
Post-secondary education and training are available both in Kiribati(KI) and overseas. 基里巴斯(KI)国内外都提供中学以上的教育和培训。
Vitamin A deficiency is also a significant public health risk in Kiribati(KI), the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and Papua New Guinea. 对基里巴斯(KI)、马绍尔群岛、密克罗尼西亚联邦和巴布亚新几内亚等国而言,维生素A缺乏也是一个重大公共卫生风险。
Two uninhabited Kiribati(KI) islands, Tebua Tarawa and Abanuea, disappeared underwater in1999. 基里巴斯(KI)国的两个无人岛特布·塔拉瓦和阿巴尼亚在1999年被海水淹没,已经消失了。