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"Kiribati is the only country in the world to be situated in all four hemispheres."
This is only a minor point but it may be of some interest for the Health section. After Independence (1979), at least through the early 80s, UK physicians (and their families) were posted on the major islands. I don't know when the postings ended. Perhaps someone with better access to NHS history/archives could add a line and cite or efn. Zatsugaku ( talk) 22:18, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
@ Arorae: has added a lengthy list of Christian denominations in the infobox which were previously included in the "Other Christian" category. It's a burden on the lead and the relevant religion section of the article is the better place for elaborating the denominational breakdown from my perspective. Regards Neplota ( talk) 14:01, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
I haven't added KUC with KPC. I think you have been mistaken. KPC is included in the other Christian category. Neplota ( talk) 16:18, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Re the recent infobox edits, here are some citations for the pronunciation of Kiribati in Gilbertese. https://www.britannica.com/place/Kiribati and https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/kiribati I can provide some assurance that this is generally correct, but I have no info whether the correct convention here should be Kiribas, Kiribass, or kɪrəbæs. Zatsugaku ( talk)
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In the currency section of the infobox, it has a note saying that the Kiribati dollar is not an official currency with no source. Is that really correct? I understand that the Australian dollar is the de facto currency there, but I think that note is incorrect. Anyone have any more info on that? Wkpdsrnm2023 ( talk) 03:23, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
A couple of topics might be worth adding enhancing so we can add wikilinks.
1) Should there be a short section here on Kiribati’s response during the pandemic? There is a main page COVID-19_pandemic_in_Kiribati, but it doesn’t seem to be referenced on this page. It also isn’t referenced in the list on National_responses_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic page. I think there should be enough mentioned here to at least to have wikilinks.
2) A recent event that has been in the news has been the hospital ship visit by China to several Pacific nations, including Kiribati. Does it justify mention here or merely on the Foreign_relations_of_Kiribati main page and/or only on the China–Kiribati_relations page (neither of which mention the visit yet)? Zatsugaku ( talk) 18:29, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
I discovered a page for Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Kiribati Limited Aka Telecom Services Kiribati Ltd (TSKL) and linked it. I noticed that that page's content hasn't been updated in several years. However, there is a fairly current LinkedIn page for TSKL and I'll expand/update.
Twice now, User:Sri Imperator Maharaja has edited this article to report the formal name of Kiribati to be the "Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati", the second time supplying two sources in the edit summary, and User:Glide08 has reverted it as mistaken. I checked the country's constitution and found no declaration of its official name. There is section 132, "Interpretation", that defines terms used in the document, including:
At the end of the constitution is Schedule 1, "Oaths and Affirmations". which provides four oaths for various occasions, such as
I, , swear by Almighty God [or solemnly affirm] that I will uphold the dignity of the office of Beretitenti, and will justly and faithfully carry out my duties in the administration of the Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
Here, we do have "Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati". But because this has appeared nowhere else, and given the ceremonial nature of these oaths, I think that this is no more than floral verbiage contrived for this purpose alone and that it is in no way an official name. Perhaps the sources SIM provided observed this formulation and concluded that it must be the formal, official name of the country. That might seem to be a reasonable inference, but, as I've shown, it doesn't hold up in the broader context.
Oh, but now I just looked at the UN's list of official names of its members. It gives "Republic of Kiribati". If that's the name Kiribati is giving to the UN to use, then maybe they do treat it as the official name even though their constitution doesn't say so. Maybe it's been declared in legislation. Largoplazo ( talk) 15:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
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"Kiribati is the only country in the world to be situated in all four hemispheres."
This is only a minor point but it may be of some interest for the Health section. After Independence (1979), at least through the early 80s, UK physicians (and their families) were posted on the major islands. I don't know when the postings ended. Perhaps someone with better access to NHS history/archives could add a line and cite or efn. Zatsugaku ( talk) 22:18, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
@ Arorae: has added a lengthy list of Christian denominations in the infobox which were previously included in the "Other Christian" category. It's a burden on the lead and the relevant religion section of the article is the better place for elaborating the denominational breakdown from my perspective. Regards Neplota ( talk) 14:01, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
I haven't added KUC with KPC. I think you have been mistaken. KPC is included in the other Christian category. Neplota ( talk) 16:18, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
Re the recent infobox edits, here are some citations for the pronunciation of Kiribati in Gilbertese. https://www.britannica.com/place/Kiribati and https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/kiribati I can provide some assurance that this is generally correct, but I have no info whether the correct convention here should be Kiribas, Kiribass, or kɪrəbæs. Zatsugaku ( talk)
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In the currency section of the infobox, it has a note saying that the Kiribati dollar is not an official currency with no source. Is that really correct? I understand that the Australian dollar is the de facto currency there, but I think that note is incorrect. Anyone have any more info on that? Wkpdsrnm2023 ( talk) 03:23, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
A couple of topics might be worth adding enhancing so we can add wikilinks.
1) Should there be a short section here on Kiribati’s response during the pandemic? There is a main page COVID-19_pandemic_in_Kiribati, but it doesn’t seem to be referenced on this page. It also isn’t referenced in the list on National_responses_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic page. I think there should be enough mentioned here to at least to have wikilinks.
2) A recent event that has been in the news has been the hospital ship visit by China to several Pacific nations, including Kiribati. Does it justify mention here or merely on the Foreign_relations_of_Kiribati main page and/or only on the China–Kiribati_relations page (neither of which mention the visit yet)? Zatsugaku ( talk) 18:29, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
I discovered a page for Amalgamated Telecom Holdings Kiribati Limited Aka Telecom Services Kiribati Ltd (TSKL) and linked it. I noticed that that page's content hasn't been updated in several years. However, there is a fairly current LinkedIn page for TSKL and I'll expand/update.
Twice now, User:Sri Imperator Maharaja has edited this article to report the formal name of Kiribati to be the "Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati", the second time supplying two sources in the edit summary, and User:Glide08 has reverted it as mistaken. I checked the country's constitution and found no declaration of its official name. There is section 132, "Interpretation", that defines terms used in the document, including:
At the end of the constitution is Schedule 1, "Oaths and Affirmations". which provides four oaths for various occasions, such as
I, , swear by Almighty God [or solemnly affirm] that I will uphold the dignity of the office of Beretitenti, and will justly and faithfully carry out my duties in the administration of the Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
Here, we do have "Independent and Sovereign Republic of Kiribati". But because this has appeared nowhere else, and given the ceremonial nature of these oaths, I think that this is no more than floral verbiage contrived for this purpose alone and that it is in no way an official name. Perhaps the sources SIM provided observed this formulation and concluded that it must be the formal, official name of the country. That might seem to be a reasonable inference, but, as I've shown, it doesn't hold up in the broader context.
Oh, but now I just looked at the UN's list of official names of its members. It gives "Republic of Kiribati". If that's the name Kiribati is giving to the UN to use, then maybe they do treat it as the official name even though their constitution doesn't say so. Maybe it's been declared in legislation. Largoplazo ( talk) 15:55, 9 May 2024 (UTC)