Kiribati (pronounced Kiri-bass) is a nation of 33 coral atolls and reef islands scattered across about 1.3 million square miles (3.5 million km²) of the central Pacific, straddling the equator. Yet its land adds up to only about 313 square miles (811 km²), and most islands rise just a few feet above the sea.
Its best-known natural treasure is the Phoenix Islands Protected Area, one of the largest marine reserves on Earth and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where untouched reefs teem with sharks, fish and corals. Kiritimati, or Christmas Island, is the largest coral atoll on the planet by land area, and a frigatebird flies across the national flag.
Millions of seabirds, including frigatebirds, boobies and sooty terns, nest on the remote atolls, and green sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Life on the islands is closely tied to the ocean, and rising sea levels are one of the biggest challenges the country faces.
Did You Know? Kiribati's Line Islands are among the first places on Earth to welcome each new day and each New Year, because they sit in the world's earliest time zone.
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