Location: Oceania
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Honiara
Population: 366,000
Area: 28,900 km2
Currency: 1 Solomon Island dollar = 100 cents
Languages: English, numerous local languages
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic
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Solomon Islands:an independent state in the SW Pacific comprising an archipelago extending for almost 1450 km (900 miles) in a northwest-southeast direction: the northernmost islands of the archipelago (Buka and Bougainville) form part of Papua New Guinea; the main islands are Guadalcanal, Malaita, San Cristobal, New Georgia, Santa Isabel, and Choiseul: a member of the Commonwealth. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: Solomon Islands dollar. Capital: Honiara. Pop.: 491 000 (2004 est.). Area: 29 785 sq. km (11 500 sq. miles)