Kiribati is the largest atoll country in the world. With territory straddling both the equator and the International Date Line, it has been called the place where the world begins, since it is where the light of the dawn of a new calendar day for the planet first shines.
吉里巴斯是全世界最大的環礁群島國家，由於領土橫跨赤道與國際換日線，因此被稱作「世界的起點」，即每天清晨地球第一道曙光照耀的地方。