Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands | ||||||
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Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | ||||||
Anthem: God Save Our Solomon Islands Ryal anthem: God Save the Queen |
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Caipital | Honiara 9°28′S 159°49′E / 9.467°S 159.817°E |
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Largest city | caipital | |||||
Offeecial leids | Inglis | |||||
Ethnic groups (1999) |
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Demonym | Solomon Islander | |||||
Government | Unitary pairliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||
- | Govrenor-General | Frank Kabui | ||||
- | Prime Meenister | Gordon Lilo Darcy | ||||
Legislatur | Naitional Pairliament | |||||
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- | frae the Unitit Kinrick | 7 Julie 1978 | ||||
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- | Total | 28,400 km2 (142nt) 10,965 sq mi |
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- | Watter (%) | 3.2% | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2009 estimate | 523,000[1] (170th) | ||||
- | Densitie | 18.1/km2 (189t) 46.9/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $1.725 billion[2] | ||||
- | Per capita | $3,191[2] | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate | |||||
- | Total | $840 million[2] | ||||
- | Per capita | $1,553[2] | ||||
HDI (2013) | 0.530 law · 143rd |
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Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD ) |
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Time zone | (UTC+11) | |||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Cawin code | +677 | |||||
Internet TLD | .sb |
Solomon Islands is a kintra in the Paceefic Ocean. It haes a population o 480,000, an its caipital ceety is Honiara.
Her Ryal Hieness Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen an heid o state o Solomon Islands. Gordon Darcy Lilo is the current Prime Meenister.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Solomon Islands". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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