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Solomon Islands

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Capital
Honiara
Population
611,343
Area
28,400 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Currency
Solomon Islands dollar
Languages
Melanesian pidgin, English ( but by 1%
Sells
wood, fish, gold, precious metal ore
Sells to
China 56%, Australia 11%, Italy 10%
Land borders
None
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+677
Founded
1978
Hemisphere
Southern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Largest cities

Honiara  capital 56,298
Panatina 32,712
Nggosi 26,009
Tandai 24,592
Kola'a 20,783

Climate and geography

tropical monsoon; few temperature and weather extremes

Climate zone

Southern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Peter Kenilorea
Peter Kenilorea First prime minister Sir Peter Kenilorea was a Solomon Islander politician, officially styled The Rt Hon.

Leaders before them