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Kiribati
Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the equator, and bordering the International Date...
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1979
7.12.1979
The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from Great Britain.
1994
12.31.1994
This date is skipped altogether in Kiribati as the Phoenix Islands and Line Islands change time zones from UTC-11 to UTC+13 and UTC-10 to UTC+14, respectively.
1999
9.14.1999
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.
12.14.1999
Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations.