ocr: SOLOMON ISLANDS S6D Official Name: Solomon Islands Capital: Honiara Population: 300,000 Currency: Solomon Islands dollar Official Language: English SCATTERED OVER: 289,000 SQUARE MILES, The Solomons have been settled since atleast1000 the Solomons archipelago consists of BC and the Spanishreached the islands in 1568. several hundredislands. Most of the population live They gainedindependence from Britain in 1978. on the sixlargestislands - Guadalcanal, Malaita, Most of the Solomons are coral reefs. Just 1% of the New Georgia, Makira, Santa Isabel and Choiseul. islands'land areais cultivable. I ...
