!!!Butaritari Atoll on Kiribati

Kiribati is a sovereign state in Micronesia. Population is just over 110,000 , more than half of whom live on Tarawa Atoll, with Tawara the capital of Kiribati [{GoogleMap location='Tawara, Kiribati'}] . The state comprises 32 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, Banaba.

Butaritari [{GoogleMap location='Butatritari' zoom='12'}] is one of the  atolls of Kiribati. The lagoon of Butaritari is deep and can accommodate large ships and hence has a bit of tourism. It is rich in marine resources, with a large lagoon and wide reef. It is also the most fertile of the Gilbert Islands: bananas, breadfruit and papaya grow well, and  pumpkin, cabbage, cucumber, eggplant and other vegetables can be grown here. Butaritari atoll has a land area of close to 14 km%%sup 2/%  and a population of about 4.500.

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