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'''Official name''' Solomon Islands<br> | |||
'''Form of government''' constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Parliament [50])<br> | |||
'''Head of state''' British Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General: Sir Frank Kabui<br> | |||
'''Head of government''' Prime Minister: Manasseh D. Sogavare<br> | |||
'''Capital''' Honiara<br> | |||
'''Official language''' English<br> | |||
'''Official religion''' none<br> | |||
'''Monetary unit''' Solomon Islands dollar (SI$)<br> | |||
'''Population''' (2013 est.) 604,000COLLAPSE<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq mi)''' 10,954<br> | |||
'''Total area (sq km)''' 28,370<br> | |||
'''Urban-rural population'''<br> | |||
:Urban: (2011) 20.5% | |||
:Rural: (2011) 79.5% | |||
'''Life expectancy at birth'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2012) 71.8 years | |||
:Female: (2012) 77.1 years | |||
'''Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate'''<br> | |||
:Male: (2009) 88.9% | |||
:Female: (2009) 79.2% | |||
'''GNI per capita (U.S.$)''' (2012) 1,130<br> | |||
==Background of Solomon Islands== | ==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]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[People of Solomon Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Economy of Solomon Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Government and Society of Solomon Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[Culture Life of Solomon Islands]]'''<br> | |||
'''[[History of Solomon Islands]]'''<br> | |||