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

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