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The flag was introduced on Nov. 18, 1977, eight months before independence from Britain. The yellow stripe stands for the sun. The green triangle is for the trees and crops of the fertile land, while the blue triangle symbolizes rivers, rain, and the ocean. The five stars represented the original five districts of the island. Solomon Islands Official name: Solomon Islands. Form of government: constitutional monarchy with one legislative house (National Parliament [5 ...

Skip Navigation Links Oceania | World Country (long form)none CapitalHoniara Total Area10,984.61 sq mi 28,450.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland) Population480,442 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 20501,110,514 LanguagesMelanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2% of population LiteracyN/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female ReligionsAnglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Da ...

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Solomon Islands Capital : Honiara Major Language(s) : English, Melanesian languages, Papuan languages Largest City : Honiara Date of UN Membership : 19 Sep. 1978 Largest City Population (in thousands, 1995) : 53 Latitude/Longitude (at largest city) : 08°47'S 160°44'E@37 Currency : dollar GDP (million US$, 1997) : 341 Area (km2) : 28896 Total Population (in thousands, 1999) : 430 Population Density (per square km., 1997) : 14 GDP Per Capita (US$, 1997) : 845 NEW YORK MISSION ...

. . |2000 INDEX| 1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military Transnational Issues Maps Flags . Feedback =========== [TOP] Solomon Islands Geography 2000 Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 159 00 E Map references: Oceania Area: total: 28,450 sq km land: ...

Africa | Antarctica | Arctic | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Caribbean | Central America | Europe | Islands of the World Middle East | North America | South America | World Atlas | WIN $100 here Details The Solomons were first settled by Melanesian peoples some 4,000 years ago. Extending about 900 miles in total length, the Solomons are a wide-spread archipelago of mountainous, (heavily forrested) volcanic islands (some active), and a few low-lying coral atolls. Include ...

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