Solomon Islands March 13, 2020 archipelago , British colony , British Commonwealth , colony , earthquake , earthquakes , Honiara , Îles Salomon , îles Santa Cruz , islands , Oceania , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Ring of Fire , Solomon , volcano Official name Solomon Islands Name in local language Solomon Islands (en) Continent Oceania Subcontinent Oceania Population (ranking: 171e ) 667,044 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 2.11 % / year Area 28,896 km² Density 23.08 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 220e )1.412 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 2,163 $USD (2018) GDP growth 3.40 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 72.80 years (2018) Birth rate 26.33 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 3.36 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 3.86 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 16.17 ‰ (2014) Literacy rate 84.10 % (2009) Official languages English Currency Solomon Islands dollar ($ SBD) HDI (ranking: 192e )0.557 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )43.22 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor-General Frank Kabui National Day 7 July (independence of 1978) ISO Codes SB, SLB Demonym Solomon Islander Tourists (ranking ) 25,709 people (2017)
Hardly sustainable development that does not benefit all The Solomon Islands Archipelago is a state in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea . The Solomon Islands is a monarchy member of the British Commonwealth . Made up of a dozen main islands and nearly a thousand smaller islands straddling two archipelagos: the Solomon Islands for the majority of the country and the Santa Cruz Islands in the northern province of Temotu from Vanuatu .
Solomon, heavenly islands Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Honiara 216,275 inhabitants Auki 8,798 inhabitants Gizo 3,995 inhabitants Munda 2,843 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Provinces Population Area Capitale (Territoire) 82,485 inhabitants 22 km² Centrale 30,837 inhabitants 615 km² Choiseul 33,370 inhabitants 3,837 km² Guadalcanal 133,790 inhabitants 5,336 km² Isabel 32,434 inhabitants 4,136 km² Makira-Ulawa 50,625 inhabitants 3,188 km² Malaita 155,457 inhabitants 4,225 km² Occidentale 92,319 inhabitants 5,475 km² Rennell et Bellona 3,823 inhabitants 671 km² Temotu 24,278 inhabitants 895 km²
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