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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Vangunu isMinorityLanguageIn Solomon Islands
Marovo spokenIn Solomon Islands
Marovo country Solomon Islands
Makira-Ulawa Province country Solomon Islands
Makira-Ulawa Province partOf Solomon Islands
Makira-Ulawa Province sovereignState Solomon Islands
Isabel Province country Solomon Islands
Isabel Province partOf Solomon Islands
Monarchidae nativeTo Solomon Islands
Petroicidae nativeTo Solomon Islands
Pavuvu country Solomon Islands
Pavuvu locatedIn Solomon Islands
Mbanika country Solomon Islands
Mbanika archipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Yandina Airport country Solomon Islands
Operation Cleanslate location Solomon Islands
Malaita languages spokenIn Solomon Islands
Malaita languages country Solomon Islands
Gela spokenIn Solomon Islands
Gela country Solomon Islands
SBD countryOfUse Solomon Islands
SBD legalTenderIn Solomon Islands
SBD monetaryAuthorityCountry Solomon Islands
Central Bank of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Kwaio language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Kwaio language country Solomon Islands
Kwaio language isMinorityLanguageIn Solomon Islands
Utupua Island country Solomon Islands
Western Oceanic geographicDistribution Solomon Islands
Marau language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Marau language country Solomon Islands
Vanikoro Island country Solomon Islands
Meliphagidae nativeRange Solomon Islands
Duff Islands country Solomon Islands
Duff Islands locatedIn Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: eastern Solomon Islands
Duff Islands administrativeDivisionOf Solomon Islands
Duff Islands sovereignState Solomon Islands
Ontong Java Plateau countryNearby Solomon Islands
Japanese occupation of Tulagi location Solomon Islands
Pacific Ocean region includesIslandState Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands campaign location Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella spokenIn Solomon Islands
Vella Lavella country Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal central range locatedIn Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal central range country Solomon Islands