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Country info
| Continent: | Oceania |
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| Country code: | SB |
| Phone code: | +677 |
| Top level domain: | .sb |
| Capital: | Honiara, Henderson |
| Latitude: | -9.64571 |
| Longitude: | 160.156194 |
| More information: | Wikipedia |
Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of 6 major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres. The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands (part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes outlying islands, such as Rennell and Bellona, and the Santa Cruz Islands.
The official name of the then British overseas territory was changed from "the British Solomon Islands Protectorate" to "Solomon Islands" in 1975. Self-government was achieved in 1976; independence was obtained 2 years later. Today, Solomon Islands is a constitutional monarchy with the Queen of Solomon Islands, currently Queen Elizabeth II, as its head of state.
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