Kiribati – Kiribati's capital is Tarawa

(Pronounced keer-ee-bah-tee and tuh-rah-wah)

To remember the capital of Kiribati, use the following mnemonic:

Her key ring was full of bats (Kiribati). The tarantula was (Tarawa) very happy with them.

Interesting facts about Tarawa:

- Boomerang Atoll: Tarawa is shaped like a boomerang, consisting of a string of tiny, narrow coral islets linked together by a series of long causeways where parts of the main road are only a few hundred meters wide.

- Submerged History: The atoll is scattered with dramatic relics from World War II, including rusted military bunkers, coastal defense guns, and wreckage sitting right in the shallow turquoise waters off the beaches.

- Ultra-Low Elevation: Sitting on a coral reef where the average ground level is only a couple of meters above the ocean, the capital is famously one of the most vulnerable urban areas in the world to rising sea levels.