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Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in the Melanesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. This page is about the history of the nation state rather than the broader geographical area of the Solomon Islands archipelago,which covers both Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island,a province of Papua New Guinea. For the history of the archipelago not covered here refer to the former administration of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate,the North Solomon Islands and the History of Bougainville.
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The Solomon Islands,also known simply as the Solomons,is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia,part of Oceania,to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the west,Australia to the southwest,New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast,Fiji,Wallis and Futuna,and Tuvalu to the east,and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres,and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid 2023. Its capital and largest city,Honiara,is located on the largest island,Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands archipelago,which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville,but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands.
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References
- ↑ "Solomons' militants get life for minister's murder", Sydney Morning Herald, March 18, 2005
- ↑ "Members of the Seventh Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands
- ↑ "Government clarifies August 30 holiday status" Archived September 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, August 29, 2002
- ↑ "Solomons' militants get life for minister's murder", Sydney Morning Herald, March 18, 2005
- ↑ "Members of the Seventh Parliament", National Parliament of Solomon Islands