Solomon Islands is an archipelagic country in Melanesia, Oceania, consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands northeast of Australia. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978. Its capital is Honiara. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 estimate, from Solomon Islands' own Wikipedia infobox; the 2019 census recorded 720,956. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearSolomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom on 7 July 1978. Classification
Sovereignty Status Solomon Islands
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Honiara, Cities Honiara is the capital of Solomon Islands.
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Source Reef Islands (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1Quote, Lead sentence 1
The Reef Islands are a loose collection of 16 islands in Temotu Province, in the independent nation of Solomon Islands.
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The many islands of the archipelago are distributed across the sovereign states of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.
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Source Solomon Islands 1978 (rev. 2018) Constitution, Court of Appeal, Constitute ProjectArticle 85, Court of Appeal for Solomon IslandsQuote, Article 85, Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands
There shall be a Court of Appeal for Solomon Islands which shall have such jurisdiction and powers to hear and determine appeals in civil and criminal matters as may be conferred on it by this Constitution or by Parliament.
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Source Wikipedia: AllonautilusDistribution: Solomon Islandstier 2Quote, Distribution: Solomon Islands
Live individuals of Allonautilus scrobiculatus have only been collected in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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These Old World leaf-nosed bats are found in Africa, southern Asia, the Philippine Islands, the Solomon Islands, and Australia.
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
View the Source 2. Solomon Islands (Wikipedia)
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Honiara
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It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 828,857 according to official estimates from 2025.
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828,857
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Independence was obtained, and the name changed to just "Solomon Islands" (without the definite article), in 1978.
Introduction
six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia
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