Kiribati
The Gilbert Islands were
granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979
under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the
sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of
friendship with Kiribati. I-Kiribati (also known as Gilbertese) and
English are spoken.
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