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Kiribati is an island country in the central Pacific Ocean that consists of 33 islands. Of these 33 islands, only 20 are inhabited.1
The islands are spread across a vast expanse of the ocean, extending from the Gilbert Islands in the west to the Line Islands in the east, with the Phoenix Islands located in between. While the Gilbert group contains 16 islands and atolls, the Phoenix group currently has no permanent population, and only three of the Line Islands are inhabited.12