GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1.747 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $840 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $3,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Honiara
Population (Estimated July 2012): 584,578
Area: 28,370km2 or 10,954mi2
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SI$)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Constitutional Monarchy and democratic Parliment
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 73.7% of the population are Protestant, 19% are Roman Catholic, 7.1% have other or unspecified beliefs and 0.2% have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Popomanaseu 2,335m or 7,661ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +11:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western
Leaders: H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Sir Frank Kabui; Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 7th of July 1978.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Solomon Islands
