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Kiribati Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
3 units; Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands
in addition, there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands,
Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils
(Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton,
Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa,
Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina; note - one council for each
of the inhabited islands)
Independence Day, 12 July (1979)
18 years of age; universal
chief of state and head of government:
President (Beretitenti) Teburoro TITO (since 1 October 1994); Vice President
(Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti) Tewareka TENTOA (since 12 October 1994); election
last held on 30 September 1994 (next to be held by NA 1999)
Cabinet; appointed by the president from an elected parliament
House of Assembly (Maneaba Ni Maungatabu):
elections last held on 22 July 1994 (next to be held by NA 1999); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (40 total; 39 elected) Maneaban Te
Mauri 13, National Progressive Party 7, independents 19
Court of Appeal, High Court
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Political parties and leaders:
National Progressive Party, Teatao TEANNAKI; Christian Democratic Party,
Teburoro TITO; New Movement Party, leader NA; Liberal Party, Tewareka
TENTOA; Maneaba Party, Roniti TEIWAKI; Maneaban Te Mauri, leader NA
there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati;
they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no
party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures
ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFC, IFRCS (associate), IMF,
INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UNESCO,
UPU, WHO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Kiribati has no mission in the US
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US diplomatic representation:
the ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati
the upper half is red with a yellow frigate bird flying over a yellow rising
sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to
represent the ocean
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