| Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands | |
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| Official Name Solomon Islands | |
| Motto To Lead is to Serve | |
| Region Oceania | |
| Sub-Region Melanesia | |
| Capital Honiara | |
| Currency Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD) | |
| Independence Day 7 Jul 1978: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. | |
| Population 581,344 | |
| Nationality Solomon Islander | |
| Ethnic Group 94.5% Melanesian, 3.0% Polynesian, 1.2% Micronesians, 1.1% others, 0.2% unspecified | |
| Area 28,896 km2 | |
| Time Zone (UTC+11) | |
| Geo Location Latitude -8.00, Longitude 159.00 | |
| Dialing Code +677 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code SB | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code SLB | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 090 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee SOL | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .sb | |