Solomon Islands

E12553

archipelagic state island country sovereign state

The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of a scattered archipelago known for its tropical rainforests, coral reefs, and World War II historical sites.

Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Solomon Islands archipelago	0	20
Solomon Islands region	0	2
Colony of the Solomon Islands	0	1
Dominion of Solomon Islands	0	1
Realm of Solomon Islands	0	1
Solomon Islands Independence Act 1978	0	1
Solomon Islands chain	0	1
Solomon Islands government	0	1
Tikopia	0	1
wider Solomon Islands archipelago	0	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archipelagic state → island country → sovereign state →
borderedBy	Coral Sea → Solomon Sea →
callingCode	+677 →
capital	Honiara →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
continent	Oceania →
currency	Solomon Islands dollar →
currencyCode	SBD →
demonym	Melanesians → surface form: Solomon Islander
drivesOn	left →
formerColonyOf	United Kingdom →
governmentType	constitutional monarchy → parliamentary democracy →
hasGeographicFeature	atolls → coral reefs → tropical rainforests → volcanic islands →
hasIsland	Bellona Island → Choiseul → Guadalcanal → Makira → Malaita → New Georgia Islands → Rennell Island → Santa Isabel Island →
headOfGovernment	prime minister of Solomon Islands →
headOfState	Charles III, King of Canada → surface form: Charles III
independenceDate	1978-07-07 →
independenceFrom	United Kingdom →
internetTLD	.sb →
knownFor	World War II historical sites →
largestCity	Honiara →
legislature	National Parliament of Solomon Islands →
locatedIn	Melanesia → South Pacific Ocean →
majorEconomicSector	agriculture → fisheries → logging → tourism →
majorReligion	Christianity →
memberOf	Commonwealth of Nations → International Monetary Fund → United Nations → World Bank → World Health Organization →
nationalLanguage	Solomon Islands Pijin →
neighboringCountry	Australia → Papua New Guinea → Vanuatu →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Solomon Islands self-linksurface differs → surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
regionalOrganizationMembership	Melanesian Spearhead Group → Pacific Islands Forum →
timeZone	UTC+11 →
WWIIBattleSite	Battle of Guadalcanal → surface form: Guadalcanal Campaign

Referenced by (209)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Province, Solomon Islands → administrativeDivisionOf → Solomon Islands →

Makira → administrativeDivisionOf → Solomon Islands →

Nggela Islands → administrativeDivisionOf → Solomon Islands →

Solomon Islands Time → appliesToEntireCountry → Solomon Islands →

Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI) → appliesToJurisdiction → Solomon Islands →

South West Pacific Area → appliesToJurisdiction → Solomon Islands →

Bougainville Island → archipelago → Solomon Islands →

Choiseul Island → archipelago → Solomon Islands →