| Country (long form) |
none |
| Capital |
Honiara |
| Total Area |
10,984.61 sq mi
28,450.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Population |
466,194 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
1,110,514 |
| Languages |
Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2% of population |
| Literacy |
N/A% total, N/A% male, N/A% female |
| Religions |
Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4% |
| Life Expectancy |
68.86 male, 73.81 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
| Currency |
1 Solomon Islands dollar (SI$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,650 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
fish (tuna), mining, timber |
| Agriculture |
cocoa, beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs; timber; fish |
| Arable Land |
1% |
| Natural Resources |
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel |
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