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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Tokyo Express supply run geographicArea Solomon Islands
Task Force 67 locationOfOperation Solomon Islands
Melanesians majorPopulationIn Solomon Islands
Northern Solomons campaign country Solomon Islands
Mendaña exploredRegion Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Santa Cruz colony locatedIn Solomon Islands
Pacific Islanders subgroupIncludes Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islanders
Malaita Province country Solomon Islands
Malaita Province locatedIn Solomon Islands
Malaita Province partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Malaita Province sovereignState Solomon Islands
Lata country Solomon Islands
Temotu languages locatedInArea Solomon Islands
Temotu languages country Solomon Islands
Reef Islands country Solomon Islands
Reef Islands sovereignState Solomon Islands
Temotu Province country Solomon Islands
Temotu Province partOf Solomon Islands
Temotu Province easternmostProvinceOf Solomon Islands
Temotu Province sovereignState Solomon Islands
Commonwealth Street locatedIn Solomon Islands
Commonwealth Street country Solomon Islands
Commonwealth Street capitalOf Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Honiara
Commonwealth Street country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Guadalcanal Province
Pacific ACP states hasMember Solomon Islands
Pacific Power Association operatesIn Solomon Islands
Treaty of Rarotonga hasParty Solomon Islands
MSG member Solomon Islands
Takanami locationOfSinking Solomon Islands
Choiseul country Solomon Islands
Choiseul partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Choiseul administrativeDivisionOf Solomon Islands
Bilua language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Bilua language country Solomon Islands
New Georgia languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Ghari country Solomon Islands
Baeggu country Solomon Islands
Baeggu spokenIn Solomon Islands
Nendo Island country Solomon Islands
Nendo Island sovereignState Solomon Islands
Roviana spokenIn Solomon Islands
Roviana country Solomon Islands
Kokota spokenIn Solomon Islands
Kokota country Solomon Islands