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 Banaba Island (Ocean Island) 
 Main prefix
 T33 
 Time zone
 +12 h 
 Continent
 Australia and Oceania 
 ITU zone
 65 
 CQ zone
 31 
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          Banaba Island (Ocean Island)          
 
 Banaba Island (Ocean Island): Banaba I. 
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Flag of Kiribati. The Banabans resettled on Rabi Island (Fiji) fly the Fiji flag.
 
          Banaba Island (Ocean Island)          
 
 Banaba Island 
 Population: 
200-300
The British authorities relocated in 1945 most of the population to Rabi Island, Fiji. Globally, there are an estimated 6,000 individuals of Banaban descent.
 Languages: 
Gilbertese
The Banaban language was used to 1900 by elder inhabitants.
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
0° 51' S, 169° 32' E
 Area total: 
6.5 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - unnamed place 81 m
 Currency: 
Australian dollar (AUD)

 Name - local
 short form: 
Ooma
 Former name: 
Ocean I.
 Independence: 
none (part of Kiribati)
 Government
 type: 
However it is belonging to Kiribati, it is administered for municipal purposes by the Rabi Council of Leaders and Elders, which is based in Fiji.
 Dependency
 status: 
District of Kiribati
Special status in Kiribati Constitution - Chapter IX Constitution of Kiribati: "Banaba Island Council
121. (1) There shall be a Banaba Island Council".
 
          Banaba Island (Ocean Island)          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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