a country in the SW Pacific including the Gilbert Islands, the Line islands, the Phoenix Islands, and Banaba (Ocean Island); pop. 112,900 (est. 2009); official languages, English and I-Kiribati (local Austronesian language); capital, Bairiki (on Tarawa).
基里巴斯(太平洋西南部国家,包括吉尔伯特群岛、莱恩群岛、菲尼克斯群岛和巴纳巴岛[大洋岛] ;2009年估计人口112,900,官方语言为英语和基里巴斯语[当地南岛语] ;首都拜里基[位于特拉瓦岛上] )。