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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Zabana spokenIn Solomon Islands
Zabana country Solomon Islands
Nggela people country Solomon Islands
Nggela people archipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Nggela people politicalEntity Solomon Islands
Hoava language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Hoava language country Solomon Islands
Southern Oceanic languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Kokota language country Solomon Islands
Papuan peoples primaryRegion Solomon Islands
Papuan peoples country Solomon Islands
Battle of Bougainville location Solomon Islands
Tassafaronga locatedIn Solomon Islands
Tassafaronga country Solomon Islands
Simbo language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Simbo language country Solomon Islands
Lengo language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Lengo language country Solomon Islands
Takuan Group isInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Bougainvilleans culturalRegion Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Arosi language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Arosi language country Solomon Islands
Toʻabaita language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Toʻabaita language country Solomon Islands
Fataleka language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Fataleka language country Solomon Islands
Baeggu language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Baeggu language country Solomon Islands
Talise language country Solomon Islands
Talise language region Solomon Islands
Birao language (Solomon Islands) country Solomon Islands
Longgu language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Longgu language country Solomon Islands
Papunesia includes Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands country Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands partOf Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Santa Cruz Islands sovereignState Solomon Islands
USS Duncan locationOfOperations Solomon Islands
subject surface form: USS Duncan (DD-485)
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands area
Blablanga language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Blablanga language region Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Northwestern Solomon Islands
Blablanga language country Solomon Islands
Charles Philip Arthur George monarchOf Solomon Islands
Baniata spokenIn Solomon Islands
Baniata country Solomon Islands
Autonomous Region of Bougainville locatedIn Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Vangunu spokenIn Solomon Islands
Vangunu country Solomon Islands