| Market |
| Population: 100,743 (40% live in Tarawa, the capital; 38 islands and atolls) |
| Overseas Kiriobatians: 10,000 |
| Languages: English (official); Kiribati (official); |
| 4,000 land line telephones |
| 1,000 cellular phones |
| 8,000 internet users |
| very seismically active area with hurricanes, earthquakes and tsunamis |