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A View from Kiribati …much has been said about sustainable development as the most promising solution to our problems. However we must ensure that sustainable development bears fruits for the benefit of the people. After all, development is not development if it does not result in a better quality of life. Address to World Summit on Sustainable Development by the Honourable HE Teburoro Tito, the President of Kiribati [2002]. Capital: Tarawa Population: 84 494 [2000] Land Area: 811 sq. kilometre Max Height (above Sea – level): 87m [Banaba] Rainfall: EEZ: 3.6 million square kilometre Mean Temperature: 29°C GDP per Capita: AU$1,124 Currency: Australian Dollar Languages: I-Kiribati and English Government: Democratic Republic and member of the Commonwealth SOPAC Membership: Full Member since 1979 [then CCOP/SOPAC] Country Representative to SOPAC Ribanataake Awira Permanent Secretary Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources Development PO Box 64 Bairiki, Tarawa Kiribati Tel: (686) 21099 Fax: (686) 21120 E-Mail: riba@mfmrd.gov.ki

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