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Kiribati travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Kiribati: travel advice level, plug type I, 240V, emergency 999, currency AUD.

📷 South Tarawa · Photo taken by Government of Kiribati employee in the course of their work · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-03-19

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information about global travel impacts due to escalation in the Middle East (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSouth Tarawa
CurrencyAUD
LanguagesEnglish, Gilbertese
Calling code+686
Emergency numbers999 · 192 · 193 · 194
Plug typesType I
Voltage240 V
Driving sideLeft
Population135K
Type I

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📷 Photos

Flexman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Jopolopy · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Jopolopy · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Photo taken by Government of Kiribati employee in the course of their work · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
James Dwight Dana · Public domain · Commons
Jopolopy · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Erin Magee/DFAT · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Alfred Thomas Agate · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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