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Kiribati: Background & Country Profile

Introduction Kiribati

Background:
The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.

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Source: The CIA World Fact Book 2003

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