Geography - note:
21 of the 33 islands are inhabited; Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Makatea in French Polynesia, and Nauru
People
Kiribati
Population:
110,356 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 21,180/female 20,604) 15-64 years: 58.7% (male 31,993/female 32,797) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,606/female 2,176) (2008 est.)
Median age:
total: 20.6 years male: 20.1 years female: 21.1 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate: