Category:Kiribati



The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 A.D. and complete independence in 1979 A.D. under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 A.D. treaty of friendship with Kiribati. I-Kiribati (also known as Gilbertese) and English are spoken.