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*In June 2008, Kiribati officials asked Australia and New Zealand to accept Kiribati citizens as permanent refugees. | *In June 2008, Kiribati officials asked Australia and New Zealand to accept Kiribati citizens as permanent refugees. | ||
*Kiribati is expected to be the first country to lose all its land territory to '''climate change.''' In early 2012, the government of Kiribati purchased the 2,200-hectare Natoavatu Estate on the second largest island of Fiji, Vanua Levu. At the time it was widely reported that '''the government planned to evacuate the entire population of Kiribati to Fiji'''. In April 2013, President Tong began urging citizens to evacuate the islands and migrate elsewhere.[61] In May 2014, the Office of the President confirmed the purchase of some 5,460 acres of land on Vanua Levu at a cost of 9.3 million Australian dollars.<ref>"Kiribati", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati, accessed 30 April 2021.</ref> | *Kiribati is expected to be the first country to lose all its land territory to '''climate change.''' In early 2012, the government of Kiribati purchased the 2,200-hectare Natoavatu Estate on the second largest island of Fiji, Vanua Levu. At the time it was widely reported that '''the government planned to evacuate the entire population of Kiribati to Fiji'''. In April 2013, President Tong began urging citizens to evacuate the islands and migrate elsewhere.[61] In May 2014, the Office of the President confirmed the purchase of some 5,460 acres of land on Vanua Levu at a cost of 9.3 million Australian dollars.<ref>"Kiribati", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati, accessed 30 April 2021.</ref> | ||
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