It straddles both the equator and the international date line in the Pacific Ocean.
It straddles both the equator and the international date line in the Pacific Ocean. Composed of 33 islands, grouped into the Line Islands and the Phoenix Islands, it was originally part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony until 1975, when the Ellice Islands gained independence as Tuvalu. It took its name this based on the pronunciation of "Gilbert" in the indigenous language, which has only 13 letters in its alphabet. FTP name this nation with capital at Tarawa.
It straddles both the equator and the international date line in the Pacific Ocean.
{Kiribati}