Tirohia te whiti i raro nei, ka whakautu i te patai i muri mai i te reo ano o te whiti: Passage: The Gilbert Islands gained independence as the Republic of Kiribati on 12 July 1979. I whakarerea e te United States te nuinga o nga Moutere Raina ka mohio ki a Kiribati i te 1983. I riro i a Kiribati a Canton Island, Enderbury Island, Birnie Island, Mckean Island, Rawaki, Manra, Orona, me Nikumaroro mai i nga Moutere Phoenix; me Teraina, Tabuaeran, Kiritimati, Malden Island, Starbuck Island, Caroline Islands, Vostok Islands me Flint Island mai i nga Moutere Raina. Pātai: He aha te ingoa o te Republic of Kiribati i mua?
Nga Moutere o Gilbert