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Solomon Islands is a country in Australia/Oceania. It shares borders with the following countries: Papua New Guinea, Australia, . The capital of Solomon Islands is Honiara.

The official language is English and the Solomon Islands dollar is the currency of the Solomon Islands. The domain is .sb and the country code is +677.

National day is celebrated on 7 Jul 1978. Every country in the world has national symbols including national animal, national flower, motto, etc and Solomon Islands is no exception.

In Solomon Islands, Football is considered as a national sport, and it is a passion of many Solomon Island people. Kava Drink is not only a traditional drink, but one of the national drink of Solomon Islands. As poetry is a highly appreciated art, many poets like Not Declared represent a national Solomon Island symbol.

The country was founded by Alvaro de Mendana de Neira. and Manasseh Sogavare is the Prime Minister.

In Solomon Islands the power plugs and sockets are of type I, G. The standard voltage is 220 V and the frequency is 50 Hz.

The Solomon Island national anthem was written by Panapasa Balekana, Matila Balekana and composed by Panapasa Balekana.

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Official name(s)	Solomon Islands
Alternative name(s)	Solomon Islands (official, English)
Regional location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Country name etymology	Named for the Biblical King Solomon by the Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendaña y Neyra in 1567 or 1568.
Climate	Tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather
Terrain	Mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls
Population	686,884
National Day	7 Jul 1978
Language(s)	English
Religion	Christianity Protestantism, Catholicism
Country code	+677
Literacy rate	76.6%
Currency	Solomon Islands dollar
Capital city	Honiara
ISO	SLB
Domain(TLD)	.sb
Ethnicity	Melanesian, Polynesian, Micronesian, Chinese
Head of government	Prime Minister
Nationality	Solomon Island
Driving side	Drive on the Left-hand side
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Total area	28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Timezone	UTC+11
Average elevation	1,166 m (3,826 ft)
Coastline	5,313 Km
Mains electricity	220 V
Emergency telephone numbers	Emergency Telephone Numbers