Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands | |
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| Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | |
| Anthem: "God Save Our Solomon Islands"[1] | |
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| Capital and largest city | Honiara 9°25′55″S 159°57′20″E / 9.43194°S 159.95556°E |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups (2009 census) |
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| Religion (2016)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Solomon Islander |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Sir David Vunagi | |
| Manasseh Sogavare | |
| Legislature | National Parliament |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 7 July 1978 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi) (139th) |
• Water (%) | 3.2% |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 707,851[3][4] (167th) |
• Density | 18.1/km2 (46.9/sq mi) (200th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.479 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $2,307[5] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $1.511 billion[5] |
• Per capita | $2,357[5] |
| Gini (2013) |  37.1[6]medium |
| HDI (2019) |  0.567[7]medium · 151st |
| Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
| Time zone | UTC+11 |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +677 |
| ISO 3166 code | SB |
| Internet TLD | .sb |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. It has a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi), and a population of about 700,000. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands, but excludes outlying islands, such as the Santa Cruz Islands and Rennell and Bellona.