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{{CountryCategoryHeader}} Officially known as the '''Republic of Kiribati''' (Gilbertese: ''Ribaberiki Kiribati''), it is a sovereign state and independent {{tag|island}} nation in the central Pacific ocean.  The state comprises 32 atolls, and one raised coral island, Banaba.  There is a total land area of 811 square kilometres (313 square miles) dispersed over 3.5 million km2 (1.4 million sq mi) of ocean.  Kiribati is a member state of the British {{tag|Commonwealth|Commonwealth of Nations}}.