| Capital
: Honiara
Land
Area : 28,450 sq km
Head
of Government : Prime Minister The Hon Sir Allan Kemakeza
(since 17 December 2001)
Population
: 538,032 (July 2005 est.)
Major
Languages : "Melanesian pidgin in much of the country
is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only
1%-2% of the population
note: 120 indigenous languages "
Major
Religion(s) : Anglican 45%, Roman
Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist
9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous
beliefs 4%
Date
of Joining : 1978
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