“ We are old men now, and even now have not really felt any direct shocks from climate change, but our children will have to face it right from birth. ” As for emigration, he feels that many Kiribati people would find emigration difficult because they value the strong family and social ties they have at home.
人口：9 萬 2,533 人（2005 年統計），其中 4 萬 5,000 人集中於首都。族群：密克羅尼西亞語族為主。政體：內閣兼總統制（總統由全民普選產生，副總統及內閣部長均由總統任命國會議員擔任）。