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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Simbo spokenIn Solomon Islands
Simbo country Solomon Islands
Cheke Holo spokenIn Solomon Islands
Cheke Holo country Solomon Islands
Choiseul region country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Choiseul Region
Choiseul region locatedIn Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Choiseul Region
Choiseul region partOf Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Choiseul Region
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Zabana language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Zabana language country Solomon Islands
Western Province of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Western Province (Solomon Islands)
Western Province of Solomon Islands partOf Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Western Province (Solomon Islands)
Blablanga country Solomon Islands
Blablanga spokenIn Solomon Islands
Bugotu spokenIn Solomon Islands
Bugotu country Solomon Islands
Bugotu geographicDistribution Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Northwestern Solomon Islands
Talise spokenIn Solomon Islands
Talise country Solomon Islands
Toqabaqita spokenIn Solomon Islands
Toqabaqita country Solomon Islands
Fataleka spokenIn Solomon Islands
Fataleka country Solomon Islands
Vice Admiral Hiroaki Abe theaterOfOperations Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Hiroaki Abe
Operation Ke (Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal) location Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Operation Ke
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō theaterOfOperations Solomon Islands
subject surface form: Nobutake Kondō
Anuta country Solomon Islands
Anuta sovereignState Solomon Islands
Ghari language country Solomon Islands
Ghari language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Gunichi Mikawa theater Solomon Islands
Nggela language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Nggela language country Solomon Islands
Nggela (Florida) Islands country Solomon Islands
Nggela (Florida) Islands partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Bugotu language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Bugotu language country Solomon Islands
Bugotu language isMinorityLanguageIn Solomon Islands
Hitoshi Imamura theaterOfOperations Solomon Islands
Oceanic languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Oceanic spokenInCountry Solomon Islands
Oceanic geographicDistribution Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Lau (Malaita) spokenIn Solomon Islands
Lau (Malaita) country Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella language country Solomon Islands
Hoava country Solomon Islands
Hoava spokenIn Solomon Islands
Roviana language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Roviana language country Solomon Islands