It consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands (a part of Papua New Guinea), but excludes outlying islands, such as the Santa Cruz Islands and Rennell and Bellona
Economy: A per capita GDP of $3,200 ranks Solomon Islands as a lesser developed nation. Over 75% of its labour force is engaged in subsistence farming and fishing.Until 1998, when world prices for tropical timber fell steeply, timber was Solomon Islands main export product. In recent years, Its forests were dangerously overexploited. It was particularly hard hit by the Asian financial crisis even before the ethnic violence of June 2000. About one-half of all jobs in the timber industry were lost
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