Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "To Lead is to Serve"
Anthem: "God Save Our Solomon Islands"^[1]

Capital and largest city	Honiara 9°28′S159°49′E / 9.467°S 159.817°E / -9.467; 159.817
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups (2009 census)	95.3% Melanesian 3.1% Polynesian 1.2% Micronesian 0.4% Others
Religion (2016)^[2]	97.4% Christianity —76.6% Protestantism —19.0% Catholicism —1.8% Other Christian 1.2% Folk religions 1.4% Others / None
Demonym(s)	Solomon Islander
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	David Vunagi
• Prime Minister	Manasseh Sogavare

Legislature	National Parliament
Independence

• from the United Kingdom	7 July 1978

Area
• Total	28,400 km² (11,000 sq mi) (139th)
• Water (%)	3.2%
Population
• 2018 estimate	652,857^[3]^[4] (167th)
• Density	18.1/km² (46.9/sq mi) (200th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.479 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$2,307^[5]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$1.511 billion^[5]
• Per capita	$2,357^[5]
Gini (2013)	37.1^[6] medium
HDI (2019)	0.567^[7] medium · 151st
Currency	Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Time zone	UTC+11
Driving side	left
Calling code	+677
ISO 3166 code	SB
Internet TLD	.sb

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