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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Solomon Islands 
 Main prefix
 H4 
 Time zone
 +11 h 
 Continent
 Australia and Oceania 
 
          Solomon Islands          
 
 Solomon Islands 

 Solomon Islands - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Solomon Islands          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green.
 
          Solomon Islands          
 
 Solomon Islands 
 Capital: 
Honiara
 Administrative
 divisions: 
9 provinces and 1 capital territory*: Central, Choiseul (Lauru), Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell/Bellona, Temotu, and Western.
 Population: 
494,786 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population
120 indigenous languages
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
8° 00' S, 159° 00' E
 Area total: 
28,450 sq. km
 Land area: 
27,540 sq. km
 Water area: 
910 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
0 km
 Coastline: 
5,313 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.sb
 Currency: 
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
none
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Solomon Islands
 Former name: 
British Solomon Islands
 Independence: 
7 July 1978 (from UK)
 Constitution: 
7 July 1978
 Government
 type: 
parliamentary democracy tending toward anarchy
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
 
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