Solomon Islands
Solomon Aelan
(Pijin)
|
|
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Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | |
Anthem: "God Save Our Solomon Islands"[1] | |
Capital
and largest city
|
Honiara 9°25′55″S 159°57′20″E / 9.43194°S 159.95556°E / -9.43194; 159.95556 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2016)
|
|
Religion
(2016)
[2]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Solomon Islander |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Sir David Vunagi | |
Jeremiah Manele | |
Legislature | National Parliament |
Independence | |
• from the
United Kingdom
|
7 July 1978 |
Area | |
• Total
|
28,896[3] km2 (11,157 sq mi) (139th) |
• Water (%)
|
3.2% |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
734,887 (167th) |
• 2019 census
|
721,956 |
• Density
|
24.2/km2 (62.7/sq mi) (200th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$2.056 billion[4] |
• Per capita
|
$2,912[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$2.707 billion[4] |
• Per capita
|
$2,252[4] |
Gini (2013) | 37.1[5] medium |
HDI (2022) | 0.562[6] medium (156th) |
Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
Time zone | UTC+11 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +677 |
ISO 3166 code | SB |
Internet TLD | .sb |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Aelan
(Pijin)
|
|
---|---|
Motto: "To Lead is to Serve" | |
Anthem: "God Save Our Solomon Islands"[1] | |
Capital
and largest city
|
Honiara 9°25′55″S 159°57′20″E / 9.43194°S 159.95556°E / -9.43194; 159.95556 |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2016)
|
|
Religion
(2016)
[2]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Solomon Islander |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Sir David Vunagi | |
Jeremiah Manele | |
Legislature | National Parliament |
Independence | |
• from the
United Kingdom
|
7 July 1978 |
Area | |
• Total
|
28,896[3] km2 (11,157 sq mi) (139th) |
• Water (%)
|
3.2% |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
734,887 (167th) |
• 2019 census
|
721,956 |
• Density
|
24.2/km2 (62.7/sq mi) (200th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$2.056 billion[4] |
• Per capita
|
$2,912[4] |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$2.707 billion[4] |
• Per capita
|
$2,252[4] |
Gini (2013) | 37.1[5] medium |
HDI (2022) | 0.562[6] medium (156th) |
Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) |
Time zone | UTC+11 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +677 |
ISO 3166 code | SB |
Internet TLD | .sb |