Kiribati is a nation of 33 islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. While it's difficult to give one absolute location for a country spread across so many islands, the most common reference point is the capital city, South Tarawa.

Here's the absolute location of South Tarawa:

* Latitude: 1°25' N

* Longitude: 172°59' E

It's important to note that this is just one point within the nation of Kiribati, and the other islands are scattered throughout a large area of the central Pacific.