所罗门群岛的总结

所罗门群岛,西南太平洋岛国。包括瓜达康纳尔岛的岛屿,马来圣克里斯托瓦尔Choiseul,圣伊萨贝尔,和伦内尔岛;罗素、佛罗里达、Shortland、圣克鲁斯和新乔治亚岛组;和小岛屿和珊瑚礁。国家由所罗门群岛大部分链除了Buka和布干维尔岛,这是巴布亚新几内亚的一部分。面积:11740平方英里(30407平方公里)。人口:2023(美国东部时间)794700年。资本:霍尼亚拉。人口主要是美拉尼西亚。语言:英语(官方)、Pijin(一个基于英文的洋泾浜)和60多个土著美拉尼西亚语言。 Religions: Christianity (predominantly Protestant; also Roman Catholic); also traditional beliefs. Currency: Solomon Islands dollar. The Solomons group comprises numerous volcanic islands arranged in two parallel chains that converge in the southeast. They consist mostly of heavily wooded, mountainous terrain drained by short, swift-flowing rivers. The climate is tropical. The economy is based on agriculture, fishing, and lumbering. Tourism has been developed; cruise ships and visitors to World War II battlefields stop at the islands. The country is a constitutional monarchy with one legislative house; the head of state is the British monarch, represented by the governor-general, and the head of government is the prime minister. The Solomon Islands were probably settled by 2000公元前南岛语族人。随后在1568年访问由西班牙,他们探索和推行由法国和英国。他们在1890年代在英国管辖;1893年英国宣布所罗门群岛保护国。1942年日本入侵引发的一些最激烈的战斗在太平洋战争期间,尤其是在瓜达康纳尔岛。在1976年成为自治的保护国,完全独立于1978年实现。在20世纪末和21世纪初,民族矛盾导致政治不稳定,包括在2000年6月政变;澳大利亚为首的多国部队帮助恢复秩序。