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Capital | Honiara |
Government | parliamentary democracy tending toward anarchy |
Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
Area | 28,450 sq km |
Population | 494,786 (July 2002 est.) |
Language | Melanesian pidgin; English is official but spoken by only 1-2% of the population; note: 120 indigenous languages |
Religion | Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4% |
Electricity | 240V/50Hz (Australian plug) |
Calling Code | +677 |
Internet TLD | .sb |
Time Zone | UTC +11 |
The Solomon Islands are a South Pacific archipelago east of Papua New Guinea. They occupy a strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea.