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divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green
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Short name
Solomon Islands
Local names
Solomon Islands (short)
Former name
British Solomon Islands
Nationality
Solomon Islander(s) (noun) Solomon Islands (adjective)
Languages spoken
Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English (official; but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population); 120 indigenous languages
Capital
Honiara
Government type
parliamentary democracy
Population
581,318 ranked 168, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara, the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit. The lowest point is Pacific Ocean 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 5,313 km.
Land borders
0km,
Administrative divisions
9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western
Independence
7 July 1978 (from UK)