A 1995 law moving the International Date Line to its east enabled it to become the first country to welcome the new millennium.
It consists of three groups, the Line Islands, the Phoenix Islands, and the Gilbert Islands; the latter was the name of this country when it was a British protectorate. A 1995 law moving the International Date Line to its east enabled it to become the first country to welcome the new millennium. For 10 points—name this Pacific island state whose capital, located on Tarawa atoll, is Bairiki.
It consists of three groups, the Line Islands, the Phoenix Islands, and the Gilbert Islands; the latter was the name of this country when it was a British protectorate.
Republic of {Kiribati} (pronounced either phonetically or as “KEER-uh- bahs”) [or Ribaberikin {Kiribati}]