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Standard:
ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions
Committee:
ISO/TC 46
ICS:
01.140.30
Alpha-2 code
KI
Short name
KIRIBATI
Short name lower case
Kiribati
Full name
the Republic of Kiribati
Alpha-3 code
KIR
Numeric code
296
Remarks
Independent
Yes
Territory name
Abariringa, Banaba, Enderbury Island, Gilbert Islands, Kiritimati, part of Line Islands, Phoenix Islands, Tarawa
Status
Officially assigned
Remark part 1
Comprises: Gilbert Islands (Principal atoll: Tarawa, including Banaba), part of Line Islands (including Kiritimati), Phoenix Islands (including Abariringa, Enderbury Island).
Remark part 3
Canton and Enderbury Islands (CT, CTE, 128) now part of Kirbati. See also code element CTKI. Gilbert and Ellice Islands (GE, GEL, --) divided into: Gilbert Islands now part of Kiribati, and Ellice Islands now part of Tuvalu (TV, TUV, 798). See also code element GEHH.
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Additional information

Administrative language(s) alpha-2 Administrative language(s) alpha-3 Local short name
en eng Kiribati
gil Kiribati

Subdivisions

3 group of islands (20 inhabited islands) (en) / groupe d’îles (20 îles habitées) (fr)

List source

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency GEOnet Names Server (GNS) (http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html); IGN 1992

Code source

ISO/TC 46/WG 2 Secretariat (*)

Subdivision category 3166-2 code Subdivision name Language code Romanization system Parent subdivision
group of islands (20 inhabited islands) KI-G* Gilbert Islands en
group of islands (20 inhabited islands) KI-L* Line Islands en
group of islands (20 inhabited islands) KI-P* Phoenix Islands en

Change history of country code

Effective date of change Short description of change (en) Short description of change (fr)
2015-11-27 Update List Source Mise à jour de la Liste Source
2014-12-18 Alignment of the French short name lower case with UNTERM; update of the remarks in French Alignement de la forme courte française en minuscules avec UNTERM; mise à jour des remarques en français
2014-11-03 Update List Source Mise à jour de la Liste Source
2009-03-03 Addition of administrative language Gilbertese (-, gil) Adjonction de la langue administrative gilbertin (-, gil)