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GeographyLocation: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 5,313 km
PeoplePopulation: 399,206 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 3.4% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 38.48 births/1,000 population Death rate: 4.51 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 26.7 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 5.59 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4% Religions: Anglican 34%, Roman Catholic 19%, Baptist 17%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian)11%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, other Protestant 5%, traditional beliefs4% Languages: Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca, Englishspoken by 1%-2% of population
Literacy:
NA%
Government
Names:
Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Honiara Independence: 7 July 1978 (from UK) Constitution: 7 July 1978
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1 billion National product real growth rate: 8% National product per capita: $2,590 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13% Unemployment rate:
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |