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| SOLOMON ISLANDER GOVERNMENT STATS: |
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Capital city
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Honiara |
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Constitution
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7 July 1978 |
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Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet consists of 20 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of Parliament |
Executive branch > Chief of state
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Nathaniel WAENA (since 7 July 2004) |
Executive branch > Elections
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of Parliament for up to five years (eligible for a second term); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by Parliament; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of Parliament |
Executive branch > Head of government
Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE (since 4 May 2006); note - Prime Minister Snyder RINI, elected on 18 April 2006 and sworn in on 20 April 2006, resigned on 26 April prior to no confidence vote in parliament; SOGAVARE elected on 4 May 2006 |
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Government type
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parliamentary democracy |
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Independence
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7 July 1978 (from UK) |
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International organization participation
ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTO |
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Judicial branch
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Court of Appeal |
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Legal system
English common law, which is widely disregarded |
Legislative branch
unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members elected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to serve four-year terms) |
Legislative branch > Elections
last held on 5 April 2006 (next to be held in 2010) |
National holiday
Independence Day, 7 July (1978) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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126% |
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[126th of 143]
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Political pressure groups and leaders
Isatabu Freedom Movement (IFM); Malaita Eagle Force (MEF); note - these rival armed ethnic factions crippled the Solomon Islands in a wave of violence from 1999 to 2003 |
Status
democracy |
Suffrage
21 years of age; universal |
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UN membership date
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19 Sep. 1978 |
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United Nations mission
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2799.htm
http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/solomon_islands/index.html |
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; Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Solomon Islands
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