Kiribati, the Curious Pacific Nation Occupying the Four Hemispheres of the Earth

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Most countries are located in one or two hemispheres of the Earth. However, there is a surprising exception: Kiribati, a small island nation of the Pacific Ocean, is the only country in the world that has territory in the four hemispheres of the planet. To understand this, let’s go back: the Earth is usually divided into four large parts called hemispheres. These divisions are established thanks to two imaginary lines: Ecuador, which separates t…