Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
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About Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands are a wide island nation east of papua New Guinea, with islands as far apart as up to 1500 km. Especially the Santa Cruz Islands, north of Vanuatuare are very isolated. Most of the larger islands are mountainous and heavily forested,and some are volcanic . Many of the smaller islands are simply tiny atolls with palm trees. The islands possibly are the world's best destination for scuba divers and snorkellers.
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General information
- Capital: Honiara
- Language: Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca
- Climate: Tropical monsoon with few extremes of temperature and weather
- Timezone: UTC+11
- Currency: 1 Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) = 100 cents
- Electricity plugs: (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 538,032 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +677
- Toplevel domain .sb
- Travel alert: EnjoyYourWorld strongly advises you to take necessary precautions for a safe travel. For more info please follow this link
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A bitter rivalry exist on the Solomons leading to civil unrest
Religion: Church of Melanesia 32.8%, Roman Catholic 19%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, diverse Christian 6.8%, diverse 2.9%
National holiday: Independence Day, 7 July (1978)
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