Solomon Islands
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Capital: Honiara
Population: 539,000
Surface: 28,450 sq km
Languages:
Melanesian pidgin, local dialects |
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Exact population: 552,438 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: NA%; male: NA%; female: NA%
Ethnicities: Melanesian 94.5%, Polynesian 3%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (1999 census)
Land boundaries: 0 km
Terrain: Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m
Imports: Australia 24.6%, Singapore 23.1%, New Zealand 7.7%, Fiji 4.8%, Papua New Guinea 4.7% (2004)
Exports: China 27.8%, South Korea 17%, Thailand 15.8%, Japan 9.7%, Philippines 4.8% (2004)
Industries: Fish (tuna), mining, timber
Source: CIA World Factbook
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