Outline of the Solomon Islands

The Flag of the Solomon Islands		The Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands

The location of the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands, 1989 (click to enlarge)

The Solomon Islands is a sovereign Melanesian island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean east of Papua New Guinea.^[1] The country comprises nearly one thousand islands of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which cover a total land area of 27,540 square kilometres (10,630 sq mi). The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara, located on the island of Guadalcanal.

The Solomon Islands are believed to have been inhabited by Melanesian people for thousands of years. The United Kingdom established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred in the Solomon Islands campaign of 1942–45, including the Battle of Guadalcanal. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. The country is a Commonwealth realm.

Since 1998 ethnic violence, government misconduct and crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003 (following the Invasion of Iraq) an Australian-led "multinational" force, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias.^{[citation needed]}

The North Solomon Islands are divided between the independent Solomon Islands and Bougainville Province in Papua New Guinea.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Solomon Islands:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of the Solomon Islands

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: The Solomon Islands
• Official English country name: The Solomon Islands
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Solomon Island
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of the Solomon Islands
• ISO country codes: SB, SLB, 090
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SB
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sb

Geography of the Solomon Islands

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Guadalcanal

Main article: Geography of the Solomon Islands

• The Solomon Islands are...
  • an archipelago
  • a country
    • an island country
    • a nation state
    • a Commonwealth Realm
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • South Pacific Ocean
      • Oceania
        • Melanesia
  • Time zone: UTC+11
  • Extreme points of the Solomon Islands
    • High: Mount Popomanaseu on Guadalcanal 2,335 m (7,661 ft)
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 5,313 km
• Population of the Solomon Islands:
• Area of the Solomon Islands:
• Atlas of the Solomon Islands

Environment of the Solomon Islands

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Choiseul

Main article: Environment of the Solomon Islands

• Climate of the Solomon Islands
• Environmental issues in the Solomon Islands
• Ecoregions in the Solomon Islands
• Renewable energy in the Solomon Islands
• Geology of the Solomon Islands
• Protected areas of the Solomon Islands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Solomon Islands
  • National parks of the Solomon Islands
• Wildlife of the Solomon Islands
  • Flora of the Solomon Islands
  • Fauna of the Solomon Islands
    • Birds of the Solomon Islands
    • Mammals of the Solomon Islands

Natural geographic features of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Landforms of the Solomon Islands

• Islands of the Solomon Islands
• Lakes of the Solomon Islands
• Mountains of the Solomon Islands
  • Volcanoes in the Solomon Islands
• Rivers of the Solomon Islands
  • Waterfalls of the Solomon Islands
• Valleys of the Solomon Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Solomon Islands

Regions of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Regions of the Solomon Islands

Ecoregions of the Solomon Islands

Main articles: List of ecoregions in the Solomon Islands and Ecoregions in the Solomon Islands

Administrative divisions of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Administrative divisions of the Solomon Islands

• Provinces of the Solomon Islands

Provinces of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Provinces of the Solomon Islands

• Central
• Choiseul
• Guadalcanal
• Isabel
• Makira-Ulawa
• Malaita
• Rennell and Bellona
• Temotu
• Western

Demography of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Demographics of the Solomon Islands

Government and politics of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Government of the Solomon Islands and Politics of the Solomon Islands

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Solomon Islands: Honiara

• Elections in the Solomon Islands
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Solomon Islands
• Political scandals of the Solomon Islands
• Taxation in the Solomon Islands

Branches of the government of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Government of the Solomon Islands

Executive branch of the government of the Solomon Islands

• Head of state: Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands,
• Cabinet of the Solomon Islands

Legislative branch of the government of the Solomon Islands

• Parliament of the Solomon Islands (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Solomon Islands
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Solomon Islands

Judicial branch of the government of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Court system of the Solomon Islands

• Supreme Court of the Solomon Islands

Foreign relations of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Foreign relations of the Solomon Islands

• Diplomatic missions in the Solomon Islands
• Diplomatic missions of the Solomon Islands

International organization membership

The government of the Solomon Islands is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Commonwealth of Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Universal Postal Union (UPU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the Solomon Islands

Main article: Law of the Solomon Islands

• Capital punishment in the Solomon Islands
• Constitution of the Solomon Islands
• Crime in the Solomon Islands
• Human rights in the Solomon Islands
  • LGBT rights in the Solomon Islands
  • Freedom of religion in the Solomon Islands
• Law enforcement in the Solomon Islands

Military of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Military of the Solomon Islands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    • Ministry of Defence of the Solomon Islands
• Forces
  • Army of the Solomon Islands
  • Navy of the Solomon Islands
  • Air Force of the Solomon Islands
  • Special forces of the Solomon Islands
• Military history of the Solomon Islands
• Military ranks of the Solomon Islands

Local government in the Solomon Islands

Main article: Local government in the Solomon Islands

History of the Solomon Islands

Main article: History of the Solomon Islands, Timeline of the history of the Solomon Islands, and Current events of the Solomon Islands

• Economic history of the Solomon Islands
• Military history of the Solomon Islands

Culture of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Culture of the Solomon Islands

• Architecture of the Solomon Islands
• Cuisine of the Solomon Islands
• Ethnic minorities in the Solomon Islands
• Festivals in the Solomon Islands
• Humor in the Solomon Islands
• Languages of the Solomon Islands
• Media in the Solomon Islands
• National symbols of the Solomon Islands
  • Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands
  • National anthem of the Solomon Islands
• People of the Solomon Islands
• Prostitution in the Solomon Islands
• Public holidays in the Solomon Islands
• Records of the Solomon Islands
• Religion in the Solomon Islands
  • Buddhism in the Solomon Islands
  • Christianity in the Solomon Islands
  • Hinduism in the Solomon Islands
  • Islam in the Solomon Islands
  • Judaism in the Solomon Islands
  • Sikhism in the Solomon Islands
• World Heritage Sites in the Solomon Islands

Art in the Solomon Islands

• Art in the Solomon Islands
• Cinema of the Solomon Islands
• Literature of the Solomon Islands
• Music of the Solomon Islands
• Television in the Solomon Islands
• Theatre in the Solomon Islands

Sports in the Solomon Islands

Main article: Sports in the Solomon Islands

• Football in the Solomon Islands

Economy and infrastructure of the Solomon Islands

Main article: Economy of the Solomon Islands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 181st (one hundred and eighty first)

• Agriculture in the Solomon Islands
• Banking in the Solomon Islands
  • National Bank of the Solomon Islands
• Communications in the Solomon Islands
  • Internet in the Solomon Islands
• Companies of the Solomon Islands

• Currency of the Solomon Islands: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: SBD

• Economic history of the Solomon Islands
• Energy in the Solomon Islands
  • Energy policy of the Solomon Islands
  • Oil industry in the Solomon Islands
• Mining in the Solomon Islands
• Tourism in the Solomon Islands
• Transport in the Solomon Islands

• the Solomon Islands Stock Exchange

Education in the Solomon Islands

Main article: Education in the Solomon Islands

Infrastructure of the Solomon Islands

• Health care in the Solomon Islands
• Transportation in the Solomon Islands
  • Airports in the Solomon Islands
  • Rail transport in the Solomon Islands
  • Roads in the Solomon Islands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Solomon Islands

See also

	Oceania portal
	Commonwealth realms portal

Main article: Solomon Islands

• Commonwealth realm
• Index of Solomon Islands-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Solomon Islands-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Monarchy of the Solomon Islands
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Solomon Islands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 13, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

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