Solomon Islands | |
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Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Honiara 9°28′S 159°49′E / 9.467°S 159.817°E |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups (2009 Census) |
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| Demonym(s) | Solomon Islander |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| 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 | |
• 2018 estimate | 652,857[3][4] (162nd) |
• 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] |
| HDI (2018) |  0.557[6]medium · 153rd |
| 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 a sovereign state consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of 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 Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.