Map of Kiribati

Republic of Kiribati

Kiribati is located in Micronesia. Below you can see where Kiribati sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Tarawa.

Where Kiribati is located

Outline of Kiribati

Political map of Kiribati and neighboring countries — Political map: Kiribati and its neighbors

Reference map of Kiribati (CIA World Factbook)By Wikimedia Commons contributors · Public domain · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Relief map of Kiribati — physical geographyBy Uwe Dedering · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Location map of KiribatiBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

Kiribati on the globeBy TUBS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)

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Administrative divisions of Kiribati

Kiribati is divided into 2 first-level administrative divisions.

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Kiribati

Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

Where is Kiribati?

Kiribati lies in Micronesia, Oceania. Its geographic centre is at about 1.87° N, 157.36° W, and the capital, Tarawa, is at 1.33° N, 172.97° E.

With 811 km², it is the 8th-largest of the 14 countries in Oceania — about 14 times the size of Manhattan (59 km²).

The equator passes between Kiribati's islands, which lie in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

As an island nation, Kiribati has no land borders. See all island countries.

Geography of Kiribati

Continent: Oceania
Region: Micronesia
Area: 811 km²
Geographic centre: 1.87° N, 157.36° W
Capital (Tarawa): 1.33° N, 172.97° E
Size rank in Oceania: 8 of 14
Highest point: Unnamed point on Banaba (81 m)
Land borders: None (island / coastal)