Solomon Islands

Official Name:	The Solomon Islands
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Solomon Islands
ISO Country Codes:	SB : SLB
Internet Domain:	.sb
Government Web Site:	https://parliament.gov.sb/

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Capital:	Honiara	Main Airports:	Honiara International Airport
Language(s):	English;Melanesian	Population:	702,694
Currency:	Solomon Islands Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	SBD
Telephone Dial In:	+677	ID Prefix:	00

Country Summaries:

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

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Government Website:	https://parliament.gov.sb/
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Solomon Islands
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	8.06126 Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	NA
Population below poverty line:	12.7% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.5% (2017 est.)

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	52.8%	cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, fruit; cattle, pigs; fish; timber
Industry:	8%	fish (tuna), mining, timber
Services:	39.2%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asian Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

No Exchange

National Statistics Office:

Statistics Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: N/A	Corruption Perceptions Index: 77/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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