Country (long form) |
none |
Capital |
Honiara |
Total Area |
10,984.61 sq mi 28,450.00 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland) |
Population |
480,442 (July 2001 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 |
69.12 male, 74.1 female (2001 est.) |
Government Type |
parliamentary democracy |
Currency |
1 Solomon Islands dollar (SI$) = 100 cents |
GDP (per capita) |
$2,000 (2000 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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