Gilbert Islands
The Gilbert Islands (Gilbertese: Tungaru; formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill Islands) are a chain of sixteen atolls and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Papua New Guinea and Hawaii. They constitute the main part of the nation of Kiribati (the name of which is a rendering of "Gilberts" in the phonology of the indigenous Gilbertese).
Colony of Gilbert Islands | |||||||||
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| Anthem: "God Save the Queen" | |||||||||
| Status | Colony of the United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Capital | South Tarawa | ||||||||
| Common languages | English, Gilbertese | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1976–1979 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1976–1978 | John Hilary Smith | ||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Reginald James Wallace | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Colony | 1 January 1976 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 12 July 1979 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1978 | 56,213 | ||||||||
| Currency | Australian dollar | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kiribati | ||||||||
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