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| SOLOMON ISLANDER GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Area > Land
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27,540 sq km |
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[142nd of 238]
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Area > Total
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28,450 sq km |
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[149th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Honiara - 35,288 |
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Climate
tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather |
Elevation extremes > Highest point
Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m |
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Forested Land
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88.8% |
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[4th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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8 00 S, 159 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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0.62% |
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[202nd of 258]
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Largest city population
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53,000 |
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[152nd of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Honiara - 35,288 |
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Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea |
Map references
Oceania |
Natural hazards
typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis |
Natural resources
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel |
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Population density
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16.54 people per sqkm |
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[190th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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17.07 people/m²
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[168th of 204]
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Precipitation
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3,290 mm |
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[2nd of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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28,900 km²
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[139th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Popomanaseu |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Solomon Islands
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