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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Perth Agreement hasParty Solomon Islands
Battle of Alligator Creek location Solomon Islands
Savosavo language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Savosavo language country Solomon Islands
Sealark Channel country Solomon Islands
Sealark Channel locatedIn Solomon Islands
Sealark Channel locatedInArchipelago Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands archipelago
Pileni country Solomon Islands
Luangiua country Solomon Islands
Luangiua locatedIn Solomon Islands
Lapita culture hasGeographicDistribution Solomon Islands
Nukumanu locatedNortheastOf Solomon Islands
Aritomo Gotō theaterOfOperations Solomon Islands
Andrew Pawley regionOfActivity Solomon Islands
Nakajima A6M2-N usedInRegion Solomon Islands
Crown of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Crown of Solomon Islands represents Solomon Islands
this entity surface form: Solomon Islands state
Sikaiana country Solomon Islands
Sikaiana partOf Solomon Islands
Sikaiana archipelago Solomon Islands
Sikaiana sovereignState Solomon Islands
Ilu River country Solomon Islands
Ontong Java Atoll country Solomon Islands
Ontong Java Atoll locatedIn Solomon Islands
Ontong Java Atoll sovereignState Solomon Islands
Japanese 8th Fleet areaOfOperations Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Ports Authority country Solomon Islands
Point Cruz country Solomon Islands
Gilbertese language spokenIn Solomon Islands
Melanesian Pidgin region Solomon Islands
Government of Solomon Islands country Solomon Islands
Parliament House, Honiara country Solomon Islands
NPSI country Solomon Islands
NPSI jurisdiction Solomon Islands
NPSI locatedInCountry Solomon Islands