Coordinates: 8°S 159°E / 8°S 159°E / -8; 159

Solomon Islands
Banner Coat o airms
Motto: "To Lead is to Serve"
Anthem: God Save Our Solomon Islands Ryal anthem: God Save the Queen
Caipital and largest city	Honiara 9°28′S 159°49′E / 9.467°S 159.817°E / -9.467; 159.817
Offeecial leids	Inglis
Ethnic groups (1999)	94.5% Melanesian 3.0% Polynesian 1.2% Micronesie 1.1% ithers 0.2% unspecified
Demonym(s)	Solomon Islander
Govrenment	Unitary pairliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
• Govrenor-General	Frank Kabui
• Prime Meenister	Gordon Lilo Darcy
Legislatur	Naitional Pairliament
Unthirldom
• frae the Unitit Kinrick	7 Julie 1978
Aurie
• Total	28,400 km2 (11,000 sq mi) (142nt)
• Water (%)	3.2%
Population
• 2009 estimate	523,000[1] (170th)
• Density	18.1/km2 (46.9/sq mi) (189t)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$1.725 billion[2]
• Per capita	$3,191[2]
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Tot	$840 million[2]
• Per capita	$1,553[2]
HDI (2013)	0.530 law · 143rd
Currency	Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Time zone	UTC+11
Drivin side	left
Cawin code	+677
ISO 3166 code	SB
Internet TLD	.sb

Solomon Islands is a kintra in the Paceefic Ocean. It haes a population o 480,000, an its caipital ceety is Honiara.

Her Ryal Hieness Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen an heid o state o Solomon Islands. Gordon Darcy Lilo is the current Prime Meenister.