Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Solomon Aelan | |
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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 | Elizabeth II |
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 | |
• 2018 estimate | 652,857[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) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() 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 a sovereign 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 652,858. 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.