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Where are the capital and government centers of Kiribati located?

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The capital and government centers of Kiribati are located on the islets of South Tarawa, which is a coral atoll in the Gilbert Islands.12

Specifically, these administrative functions are distributed across three islets within South Tarawa:
* Ambo2
* Bairiki12
* Betio2

While national government headquarters are situated on Bairiki, the capital functions are collectively centered across these locations on the atoll.12