Solomon Islands
Appearance
Coordinates: 8°S 159°E / 8°S 159°E
Solomon Islands | |
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Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | |
Caipital and largest city | Honiara 9°28′S 159°49′E / 9.467°S 159.817°E |
Offeecial leids | Inglis |
Ethnic groups (1999) |
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Demonym(s) | Solomon Islander |
Govrenment | Unitary pairliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Govrenor-General | David Tiva Kapu |
Jeremiah Manele | |
Legislatur | Naitional Pairliament |
Unthirldom | |
• frae the Unitit Kinrick | 7 Julie 1978 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi) (142nt) |
• Water (%) | 3.2% |
Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 523,000[1] (170th) |
• Density | 18.1/km2 (46.9/sq mi) (189t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $1.725 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $3,191[2] |
GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Tot | $840 million[2] |
• Per capita | $1,553[2] |
HDI (2013) | 0.530 law · 143rd |
Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
Time zone | UTC+11 |
Drivin side | left |
Cawin code | +677 |
ISO 3166 code | SB |
Internet TLD | .sb |
Solomon Islands is a kintra in the Paceefic Ocean. It haes a population o 480,000, an its caipital city is Honiara.
Charles III is the King an heid o state o Solomon Islands. Gordon Darcy Lilo is the Prime Meenister the noo.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009). "World Population Prospects, Table A.1" (PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2009. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ↑ a b c d "Solomon Islands". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 Apryle 2012.
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