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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Lunga River country Solomon Islands
Malaitan people country Solomon Islands
Government House, Honiara country Solomon Islands
Government House, Honiara capitalOf Solomon Islands
Sir Baddeley Devesi countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir Baddeley Devesi countryServed Solomon Islands
Sir Baddeley Devesi headOfStateFor Solomon Islands
Sir Baddeley Devesi governorGeneralOf Solomon Islands
Sir David Vunagi countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir David Vunagi country Solomon Islands
Sir George Lepping countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir George Lepping placeOfDeath Solomon Islands
Sir George Lepping headOfStateOf Solomon Islands
Sir Moses Pitakaka countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir Moses Pitakaka headOfStateOf Solomon Islands
Sir Moses Pitakaka residence Solomon Islands
Sir John Lapli countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir John Lapli headOfStateOf Solomon Islands
Sir John Lapli country Solomon Islands
Sir Nathaniel Waena countryOfCitizenship Solomon Islands
Sir Nathaniel Waena headOfStateOf Solomon Islands
Sir Nathaniel Waena countryOfResidence Solomon Islands
Cabinet of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Cabinet of Solomon Islands jurisdiction Solomon Islands
High Court of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Kwaio people country Solomon Islands
Kiyonao Ichiki deathPlace Solomon Islands
Kula Gulf country Solomon Islands
To'abaita people country Solomon Islands
To'abaita people indigenousTo Solomon Islands
Isabel Island country Solomon Islands
Isabel Island partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Isabel Island sovereignState Solomon Islands
Kula Strait country Solomon Islands
Kula Strait partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Moli country Solomon Islands
Moli locatedIn Solomon Islands
Moli hasSovereignState Solomon Islands
Voruvoru country Solomon Islands
Voruvoru partOf Solomon Islands
Voruvoru sovereignState Solomon Islands
Voruvoru locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Kagau country Solomon Islands
Kagau sovereignState Solomon Islands
Rennellese country Solomon Islands
Bellonese country Solomon Islands