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Solomon Islands (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 08 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -8.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 159 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 159.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Shares history with the islands of the same name. The islands were settled by 2000 BCE, and evidence of a Lapita culture on the islands dates to 1000 BCE. They were sighted by the Spanish in 1568, and later visited by the French in 1768. Later, the islands were settled by missionaries and traders, and divided between Britain and Germany in the 19th century. After WWI, the Solomon Islands were ruled by Australia, and in 1976, independence was gained. The official language is English, though pidgin English is widely spoken. |
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| Solomon Islands (preferred,C,V,O,English-P,U,B)
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| Solomons (C,V)
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| Salomonen (C,O)
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| Îles Salomon (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Islas Salomón (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Salomão, Ilhas (C,O,Portuguese,U,N)
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| Ilhas Salomão (C,O,Portuguese,U,N)
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| Соломоновы Острова (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 所罗门群岛 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| جزر س يَمان (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| SLB (C,O,ISO3L)
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| SB (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO090 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| BP00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Solomon Islander (C,O,English,U,A)
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| איי שלמה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| British Solomon Islands (H,V)
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............ | 1893-1975 |
| British Solomon Islands Protectorate (H,V)
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............ | 1893-1975 |
| Islas de Solomon (H,O)
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............ | by Spain's Mendaña, for Biblical king |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1978 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| inhabited region (C) |
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settled by 2nd millennium BCE |
| former territory/colony/dependent state (C) |
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| mandate (H) |
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Australian, after 1920 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Honiara .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Oceania, Solomon Islands, Honiara) [1099626] |
| distinguished from .... |
Solomon Islands .......... (island group) |
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(World, Oceania) [1010307] |
| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1978 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1978 |
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