total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: total: 47.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 52.34 deaths/1,000 live births female: 41.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 62.08 years male: 59.06 years femal...
The most symbolically valued crop is giant swamp taro, which is grown in pits dug into the water lens under each atoll. Basic Economy. Around 80 percent of the population engages in subsistence agriculture and fishing. The cash economy is limited largely to South Tarawa, where the private ...
These issues require further debate and investigation in light of unique development problems in Kiribati marked by: rural to urban drift; an increasingly youthful population; limited employment possibilities, and eventual possible large-scale repatriation due to sea level rise. The article tentatively ...