Gilbert and Ellis Islands

[alfredsmit]

The islands were once British. To what republic do they now belong?

Thanks in advance

Dave Cross

[Octavius]

The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 until 1 January 1976 when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after. The Gilbert Islands have been the major part of the nation of Kiribati since 1979, and the Ellice Islands became Tuvalu in 1978.