Handcrafted Fan from Kiribati
Updated at 2024-09-10
2016
Have you ever been welcomed with a wreath of frangipanis on your island vacation? The scientific name for frangipanis is Plumeria. It is the national flower of Kiribati, an island nation at the center of the Pacific Ocean. In fact, the flower embroidered on this fan is a frangipani. The tropical islands of Kiribati are no less beautiful than the Maldives. However, far fewer tourists visit the island nation because of the sheer distance. The closest continent to Kiribati is Australia. Even so, it is still 4,300 kilometers away. Therefore, Kiribati has been coined "the end of the world" or "the place the world forgot." Sea levels have constantly risen in recent years due to global warming. Kiribati became the first country to lose land from global warming. These challenges add to the isolation and mystery of the island nation.
Name
Handcrafted Fan from Kiribati
Giver
Tessie Lambourne, Kiribati Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Taiwan
Friendly States
Republic of Kiribati
Flag: The Kiribati flag features a horizontal bicolor of red and blue with the yellow frigate bird flying over the rising sun. The three white wavy horizontal stripes on the lower half represent the three major archipelagos of Kiribati, and the 17 rays represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba,
National Day: July 12
Language: Kiribati, English
Capital: Tarawa
Area: Kiribati's main island is 811 square kilometers, with 33 smaller islands spread across 3.6 million square kilometers of ocean. Kiribati and surrounding waters stretch roughly 4,000 km from east to west and house the world's most extensive coral reefs. The average altitude is 2 meters above sea level.
Population: Approx. 135,000 people
Currency: Australian dollar
Government: Semi-presidentialism
Category
Handicrafts
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