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itself is sparsely inhabited now (330 people in 2020). There is also a representative non-elected of the
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There are 21 inhabited islands in Kiribati. Each inhabited island has its own council(s). Two
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but it is possible to divide Kiribati geographically into one isolated island and three
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Kiribati was divided into six districts before gaining independence:
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as the Governor, created the three councils of Tarawa, in 1972.
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Politics of Kiribati

Constitution
Human rights
LGBT rights
President
Taneti Maamau
Vice-President
Teuea Toatu
Cabinet
House of Assembly
Speaker
Tangariki Reete
Members
Judiciary
Court of Appeal
Peter Blanchard
Bill Hastings
elections
2016
2020
2015–16
2020
Political parties
Subdivisions
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
Taneti Maamau
Diplomatic missions of

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