Solomon Islands
- Official Name:
- Solomon Islands
- Area:
- 28.450 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 566.842 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 5.313 km
- Capital:
- Honiara
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Honiara, Malloco Bay, Shortland Harbor, Viru Harbor, Yandina
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 nm
- Political divisions:
- 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western
- Language(s):
- Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
- Nationality:
- Solomon Islander(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 11.
- Member of:
- ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .sb
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD 600 (2005 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2005 est.) USD 286.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,4% (2005 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2000 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 42%
- Industry: 11%
- Services: 47%
- Labor force:
- 249.200 (1999 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 75%
- Industry: 5%
- Services 20%
- Unemployment rate:
- ND
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 6,6% (2005 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- ND
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD 49.700.000
- Expenditures: USD 75.100.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- ND
- Exports:
- USD 171.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa
- Exports - Partners:
- China 41,6%, South Korea 13,5%, Thailand 7%, Japan 6,4%, Philippines 4,6%, Italy 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 159.000.000 FOB (2004 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- Australia 26,2%, Singapore 25,7%, NZ 4,7%, Fiji 4,2%, Papua New Guinea 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- ND
- Debt - external:
- USD 166.000.000 (2004)
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