Population: 68,828 (July 1989), growth rate 1.5% (1989)

Birth rate: 30 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 11 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 4 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 58 deaths/1,000 live births (July 1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 53 years male, 57 years female (July 1989)

Total fertility rate: 4.2 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Kiribatian(s); adjective--Kiribati

Ethnic divisions: Micronesian

Religion: 48% Roman Catholic, 45% Protestant (Congregational), some Seventh-Day Adventist and Baha'i

Language: English (official), Gilbertese

Literacy: 90%

Labor force: 7,870 economically active (1985 est.)

Organized labor: Kiribati Trades Union Congress--2,500 members

NOTE: The information regarding Kiribati on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kiribati People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kiribati People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.