STATISTICS: KIRIBATI

Kiribati Official name: Republic of Kiribati. Form of government: unitary republic with a unicameral legislature (House of Assembly ). Head of state and government: President. Capital: Bairiki, on Tarawa Atoll. Official language: English. Official religion: none. Monetary unit: 1 Australian Dollar ($A) = 100 cents; valuation (Sept. 25, 1998) 1 U.S.$ = $A 1.70; 1 = $A 2.89. Demography Population (1998): 84,000. Density (1998){2}: persons per sq mi 300.0, persons per sq km 115.7. Urban-rural (1997): urban 36.0%; rural 64.0%. Sex distribution (1990): male 49.45%; female 50.55%. Age breakdown (1990): under 15, 40.3%; 15-29, 27.5%; 30-44, 17.3%; 45-59, 9.2%; 60-74, 4.8%; 75 and over, 0.9%. Population projection: (2000) 87,000; (2010) 94,700. Doubling time: 35 years. Ethnic composition (1990): I-Kiribati 97.4%; mixed (part I-Kiribati and other) 1.5%; Tuvaluan 0.5%; European 0.2%; other 0.4%. Religious affiliation (1990): Roman Catholic 53.5%; Kiribati Protestant (Congregational) 39.2%; Baha`i 2.4%; Seventh-day Adventist 1.9%; Mormon 1.7%; other 1.3%. Major cities (1990): urban Tarawa 25,154. Vital statistics Birth rate per 1,000 population (1994): 31.0 (world avg. 25.0); legitimate, n.a.; illegitimate, n.a. Death rate per 1,000 population (1994): 11.0 (world avg. 9.3). Natural increase rate per 1,000 population (1994): 20.0 (world avg. 15.7). Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman; 1997): 3.3. Marriage rate per 1,000 population (1988): 5.2. Life expectancy at birth (1997): male 62.0 years; female 67.0 years. Major causes of death per 100,000 population (1993): senility without mention of psychosis 61.2; stroke 39.1; diarrhea 37.8; hepatitis 32.5; diabetes mellitus 28.6; malnutrition 23.4; meningitis 18.2. National economy Budget (1995). Revenue: $A 42,200,000 (nontax revenue 71.1%, tax revenue 28.9%). Expenditures: $A 70,600,000 (current expenditure 68.1%, capital expenditure 31.9%). Public debt (external, outstanding; 1993): U.S.$18,000,000. Tourism (1995): receipts from visitors U.S.$1,000,000; expenditures by nationals abroad (1994) U.S.$3,000,000. Production (metric tons except as noted). Agriculture, forestry, fishing (1996): coconuts 68,000, roots and tubers 8,100 (of which taro 1,600), copra (1994) 8,000, vegetables and melons 5,000, bananas 4,500, seaweed (1994) 1,200; livestock (number of live animals) 9,500 pigs, 300,000 chickens; fish catch (1995) 24,685. Mining and quarrying: none. Manufacturing (1991): processed copra 8,661; other important products are processed fish, baked goods, clothing, and handicrafts. Energy production (consumption): electricity (kW-hr; 1993) 7,000,000 (7,000,000); coal, none (n.a.); crude petroleum, none (n.a.); petroleum products (metric tons; 1993) none (7,000). Gross national product (1996): U.S.$75,000,000 (U.S.$920 per capita). Population economically active (1990): total 32,610; activity rate of total population 45.1% (participation rates: over age 15, 75.6%; female 46.4%; unemployed 2.8%). Household income and expenditure. Average household size (1990) 6.6; income per household: n.a.; sources of income (1978): wages 69.7%, self-employment 21.4%, transfer payments 6.0%, other 2.9%; expenditure (1982): food 50.0%, tobacco and alcohol 14.0%, clothing 8.0%, transportation 8.0%, housing, energy, and household operation 7.5%. Land use (1994): forest 2.7%; agricultural and under permanent cultivation 50.7%; other 46.6%. Foreign trade Imports (1994): $A 36,115,000 (food and live animals 31.6%; machinery and transport equipment 17.4%; basic manufactures 13.4%; mineral fuels 9.3%; beverages and tobacco 8.7%; chemicals 6.4%; crude materials 2.1%). Major import sources: France 27.6%; United States 26.2%; Australia 16.3%; Fiji 8.3%; Japan 7.5%; New Zealand 2.5%. Exports (1994): $A 7,110,000 (domestic exports 73.4%, of which copra 63.0%, fish and fish preparations 6.2%, seaweed 4.2%; reexports 26.6%). Major export destinations: Japan 32.9%; United States 17.1%; Hong Kong 12.9%; Bangladesh 8.6%; Germany 8.6%; Malaysia 7.1%. Transport Transport. Roads (1995): total length 407 mi, 655 km (paved 5%). Vehicles (1982): passenger cars 307; trucks and buses 130. Merchant marine (1992): vessels (100 gross tons and over) 7; total deadweight tonnage 2,685. Air transport (1993): passenger-mi 6,000,000, passenger-km 10,000,000; short ton-mi cargo 514,000{3}, metric ton-km cargo 750,000{3}; airports (1996) with scheduled flights 17. Education and health Educational attainment (1990){4}. Percentage of population age 15 and over having: no schooling 6.9%; primary 67.8%; secondary 24.5%; higher 0.6%; not stated 0.2%. Literacy (1985): total population age 15 and over literate 90%. Health: physicians (1993) 10 (1 per 7,687 persons); hospital beds (1990) 283 (1 per 253 persons); infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (1996) 54. Food (1995): daily per capita caloric intake 2,772 (vegetable products 88%, animal products 12%); 122% of FAO recommended minimum requirement. {1} Includes two nonelective members. {2} Based on inhabited island areas (280 sq mi, [726 sq km]) only. {3} 1990. {4} For indigenous population.