SOLOMON ISLANDS SOLOMON ISLANDS REGION OCEANIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 7 1978 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION JULY 7 1978 POPULATION 455429 1999 EST AREA 10954 SQ MI CAPITAL HONIARA FORM OF GOVERNMENT PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY MAIN INDUSTRIES COCONUT OIL FISHING FIBERGLASS PRODUCTS FURNITURE PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE COCONUTS RICE COCOA BEANS YAMS NATURAL RESOURCES BAUXITE FORESTS FISH AGRICULTURAL LAND MARINE PRODUCTS GOLD CURRENCY DOLLAR GDP 1.15 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 2600(1998 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL MELANESIAN PAPUAN POLYNESIAN RELIGIONS ANGLICAN ROMAN CATHOLIC BAPTIST OTHER CHRISTIANITY LITERACY RATE NOT AVAILABLE LIFE EXPECTANCY 70 YEARS MALE 75 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 36 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 4 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
