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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Kiribati|native_name=Kiribati|image_flag=Flag of Kiribati.svg|image_coat=Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg|capital=Tarawa|largest_city=Tarawa|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic with an executive presidency|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Taneti Maamau]]|image_map=Kiribati on the globe (Polynesia centered).svg|map_width=320px|area_km2=811.19|population_estimate=121,388|population_estimate_year=2021}}

'''Kiribati''', officially the '''Republic of Kiribati''', is an island country in [[Oceania]] situated in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The island country is in danger of being submerged due to rising sea levels caused by [[climate change]].

== History ==

=== 21st Century ===
On September 27, 2019 Kiribati restored diplomatic relations with [[People's Republic of China|China]], and broke ties with the [[United States of America|US]] puppet government of [[Republic of China]], in accordance with the [[One China Policy]]. In January 2020, Kiribati signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China for cooperation on the [[Belt and Road Initiative]]. Kiribati began cooperation with China in areas such as climate change, fishery and tourism following this meeting, hailing China's efforts in responding to global warming.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=CGTN|title=China, Kiribati sign MOU on Belt and Road Initiative after restoring diplomatic ties|date=2020-01-06|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-01-06/Xi-Jinping-meets-Kiribati-s-president-in-Beijing--N2gIPad7xe/index.html}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Countries]]

Republic of Kiribati - Revision history

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