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Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of ► Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. Together they cover a land mass of 28,400 square kilometres (10,965 sq mi). The capital is Honiara, located on the island of Guadalcanal. It has maritime borders with ► Nauru, ► Kiribati, ► Tuvalu, ► Fiji, ► Vanuatu and ► Australia.
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Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands
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| Status
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Independent country since 1978
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| Location
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Pacific Ocean
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| Capital
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Honiara
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| Population
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693,814 inhabitants
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| Area
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28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi)
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English (official)
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Protestantism
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Solomon Islands, Geography of the Solomon Islands, History of the Solomon Islands and Politics of the Solomon Islands
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Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands (Category).
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History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Solomon Islands, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Solomon Islands.
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Map of Solomons area in 1942 before invasion of Guadalcanal showing Japanese bases circled in red.
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