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Solomon Islands Audio-IPAen-us-Solomon Islands.ogg/?s?l?m?n ?a?l?ndz/ ) is a country of Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of 28,400 square kilometres (10,965 sq mi (Square mile)). The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal.

The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in 1893. In the Second World War, there was fierce fighting between the Americans and the Japanese in the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942-45, including the Battle of Guadalcanal. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. The Solomon Islands is a constitutional monarchy with the Queen of the Solomon Islands, at present Elizabeth II (Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom), as the head of state.

Since 1998, ethnic violence, government misconduct, and crime have undermined stability and society. In June 2003, an Australian-led multinational force, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), arrived to restore peace, disarm ethnic militias and improve civil governance.

Conventional Long Name: Solomon Islands

Common Name: the Solomon Islands

Image Flag: Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg

Image Coat: Coat_of_arms_of_Solomon_Islands.jpg

Image Map: LocationSolomonIslands.png

National Motto: "To Lead is to Serve"

National Anthem: ''God Save Our Solomon Islands''

Royal Anthem: capital = Honiara

Latd: 9 latm=28 latNS=S longd=159 longm=49 longEW=E

Largest City: capital

Leader Title1: Monarch (Monarch of the Solomon Islands)

Leader Name1: Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom)

Leader Title2: Governor General (Governor-General of the Solomon Islands)

Leader Name2: Frank Kabui

Leader Title3: Prime Minister (Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands)

Leader Name3: Derek Sikua

Established Event1: from the UK (United Kingdom)

Established Date1: 7 July 1978

Area Rank: 142nd

Area Magnitude: 1 E10

Area Km2: 28,896

Area Sq Mi: 11,157

Percent Water: 3.2%

Population Estimate: 523,000

Population Estimate Rank: 170th

Population Density Km2: 18.1

Population Density Sq Mi: 46.9

Population Density Rank: 189th

Gdp Ppp: $1.514 billion

Gdp Ppp Per Capita: $2,818

Gdp Nominal: $657 million

Gdp Nominal Per Capita: $1,223

Hdi: increase 0.552

Hdi Rank: 136th

Hdi Category: medium

Fsi: 92.0

Fsi Rank: 30th

Fsi Category: Alert

Demonym: Solomon Islander

Currency: Solomon Islands dollar

Currency Code: SBD

Utc Offset: +11

Drives On: left

Cctld: .sb

Calling Code: 677 File:M 3 089 001 Lapita pottery no known copyright ca 1972-1976 Auckland University.jpgthumbrightFace on Lapita pottery sherd from Nenumbo site in the Solomon Islands in the 1970's. Researcher was Roger C. Green (Roger Curtis Green) while at the University of Auckland. The fragment, which measures 3 inches across is thought to date back to 1000 BC.cite weburl=of Anthropology, University of Aucklandtitle=Anthropology Photographic Archiveaccessdate=8 March, 2010

source: wikipedia.org

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