Kiribati Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Kiribati, civil time is represented by Pacific/Tarawa, traffic keeps to the left side, the listed mains supply is 240 V, the international calling code is +686, and the country-code domain is .ki.
Kiribati time right now
Civil time reference
Kiribati uses multiple IANA zones on this page: Pacific/Tarawa, Pacific/Kanton, Pacific/Kiritimati.
Driving side
Left side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the left side of the road in Kiribati.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type I
2 angled flat pins with earth pin
How Kiribati is identified internationally
For Kiribati, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Kiribati practical data table
| Field | Kiribati | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Pacific/Tarawa | IANA |
| Driving side | Left side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 240 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +686 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .ki | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | KI | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | KIR | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 296 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Kiribati's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +686, ccTLD .ki, time-zone reference Pacific/Tarawa, and identify the authority used for each claim.