Solomon Islands facts - great collection of trivia.

1. Independence from Great Britain obtained on July 7, 1978.
2. The population density is 20 people / km².
3. The country is 11 times smaller than Poland.
4. The main religion is Anglicanism, 32%.
5. Solomon Islands consist of 992 islands.
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7. Political system – constitutional monarchy.
8. The head of the state is Elżbieta II.
9. The highest peak is Balbi, 3123 m above sea level.
10. The motto of the country – “To lead is to serve”.

11. The minimum wage is $4 per hour (data from 2008).

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12. In the Solomon Islands, an average person consumes about 1.7 liters of pure alcohol per year.

13. The most beer is beer – 81%, then spirit – 17%, and wine – 2%.

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14. In this country, compulsory education lasts 6 years.

15. The beginning of education begins at the age of 6.

16. The average IQ level is 84.

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17. In 2013, 14 people lost their lives as a result of road accidents.

18. 16.4% of fatal accidents caused people who were under the influence of alcohol.

19. In this country there is left-hand traffic.

20. The country has more than 45,000 motor vehicles registered (70 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants).

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21. 69.2% of the population live on less than 3 $a day.

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22. In this country there are 36 airports, 1 with paved surface.

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23. In this country over 56 000 (2015) 66 684 (2018) people have access to the internet ( around 36% of the population).

24. Around 34 000 (2015) 41,000 (2018) accounts on Facebook.

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25. The national top-level domain is .sb . There are over 560 websites with such an extension.

26. The most popular page with the extension .sb is: google.com.sb.

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27. The country has over $496 000 000 in foreign exchange reserves (0.0042% of foreign currency reserves of all countries in the world).

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28. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …
      – in 2015 the year is $1,261,000,000 ,
      – in 2018 the year is $1,300,000,000 .

29. The internal debt at the beginning of 2015 was 41% GDP, or around: $1,025,000,000 . To pay it off, each citizen would have to give around $13,321 .

30. The foreign debt at the beginning of 2014 year was around: $491 500 000 .

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31. 30% of adults living in this country are overweight.

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32. In this country an adult person smokes an average of 2 cigarettes a month.

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33. In this country you can vote from the age of 21.

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34. The lowest temperature: 16.6 °C was measured in Honiara.

35. The highest temperature: 36.1 °C was measured in Honiara.

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36. The average life expectancy in this country is 66.4 years (women – 67.8 years and men – 65.1 years).

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37. In this country, women having their first child on average 21.6 years old.

38. 10 women give birth to 33 children on average

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39. The average age people living in this country is 21.9 years old.

40. The country is around:
– 229 000 people (35.68%) in the age range 0-14 years.
– 386,000 people (60.19%) in the age range 15-64 years.
– 26,500 people (4.13%) over 65 years old.

41. In this country, approximately 16 500 children are born each year (2.6% of the population), and about 2 500 people die (0.4% of the population).

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42. In the Solomon Islands there are 910 km2 of agricultural land (3% of the country’s area).

43. 4 people out of 1000 possess firearms.

44. Kamanjikoko is the highest located town in the country.

45. In this country, women have the right to vote since 1974.

46. In this country, the formalities associated with setting up a business last for 57 days.

47. He joined the United Nations on September 19, 1978.

48. The work week is 45 hours.

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49. 16% of the country’s population lives in urban areas.

50. 20924 km2 of the country is covered by forests (74.8%)

51. The last death penalty was carried out in 1978.

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52. The tax on goods and services is 10% (2018).

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