Solomon Islands

Official name Solomon Islands
Form of government constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Parliament [50])
Head of state British Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General: Sir Frank Kabui
Head of government Prime Minister: Manasseh D. Sogavare
Capital Honiara
Official language English
Official religion none
Monetary unit Solomon Islands dollar (SI$)
Population (2013 est.) 604,000COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 10,954
Total area (sq km) 28,370
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2011) 20.5%

Rural: (2011) 79.5%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 71.8 years

Female: (2012) 77.1 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2009) 88.9%

Female: (2009) 79.2%

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2012) 1,130

Background of Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands, country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of a double chain of volcanic islands and coral atolls in Melanesia. The country comprises most of the Solomons chain, with the exception of Buka and Bougainville, two islands at the northwestern end that form an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island, is Solomon Islands’ capital and largest city.

Land of Solomon Islands
People of Solomon Islands
Economy of Solomon Islands
Government and Society of Solomon Islands
Culture Life of Solomon Islands
History of Solomon Islands

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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

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