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The Solomon Islands are a nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea and is part of the British Commonwealth. It consists of more than 990 islands, which together cover a land mass of 28,000 square kilometres.
Solomon Islands
( In Detail) ()
National motto: To Lead is to Serve
Official language English
Capital Honiara
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General Nathaniel Waena
Prime Minister Sir Allan Kemakeza
AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 140thHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies.
28,450 km˛
3.2%
PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in


 - Total 2004 (est based on 1999 census)


 - DensityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex
Ranked 160thThis is a list of countries by population . The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2003 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. In the main list dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area


470,000


17/km˛
IndependenceAlternate uses: see Independence (disambiguation Independence for a country, organization or branch of government is the same as self-rule, as opposed to being ruled by someone else. Establishing such independence sometimes implies a violent break-out or
 - Date
From the UKThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly
July 7, 1978
Currency Solomon Islands dollar
Time zone UTC +11
National anthem God Save Our Solomon Islands
Internet TLD .SB
Calling Code677


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