| Kiribati is an unspoiled corner of Micronesia where sailing canoes are still the mode of sea transport.
Located in the Central Pacific on the equator, the island group consists of 33 low lying coral atolls which are subdivided into three main groups known as the Gilbert, the Phoenix and the Line Islands. Today these islands and 30 others are known as the independent Republic of Kiribati with Tarawa as its capital. |