Solomon Islands

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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.

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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

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National Parliament Chamber country Solomon Islands
National Parliament Chamber locatedIn Solomon Islands
HIR serves Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Honiara International Airport
HIR country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Honiara International Airport
HIR isMainInternationalGatewayFor Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Honiara International Airport
AGGH country Solomon Islands
AGGH servesCountry Solomon Islands
AGGH country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Honiara International Airport
Henderson country Solomon Islands
Henderson partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Edson’s Ridge locatedIn Solomon Islands
Edson’s Ridge countryDuringWar Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Territory of the Solomon Islands
Edson’s Ridge currentCountry Solomon Islands
Solomon Airlines country Solomon Islands
Solomon Airlines servesCountry Solomon Islands
NDB (Honiara) locatedIn Solomon Islands
NDB (Honiara) country Solomon Islands
Lunga Ridge locatedIn Solomon Islands
Lunga Ridge currentCountry Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Rugby Union country Solomon Islands
Rennell and Bellona Province country Solomon Islands
Rennell and Bellona Province partOf Solomon Islands
Choiseul Province country Solomon Islands
Choiseul Province partOf Solomon Islands
Choiseul Province sovereignState Solomon Islands
Choiseul Province partOfIslandGroup Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN hasLocation Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
San Cristobal country Solomon Islands
San Cristobal partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
New Georgia Campaign location Solomon Islands
Third Battle of the Matanikau isIn Solomon Islands
Second Battle of Savo Island location Solomon Islands
Buala country Solomon Islands
Buala partOf Solomon Islands
Kia country Solomon Islands
Kia locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago