Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands, the state in a southwest part of Pacific ocean. Occupies a southeast part of islands Solomonovyh and nearby islands - Santa Cruz and others. The largest islands: Santa-Kristobal, Gaudalkanal, Malaita, Santa Isabel, New Georgia, SHauzel. The general terrain occupies 29785  sq. km. The country is divided into seven provinces and metropolitan terrain. The population compounds nearby 400  thousand persons (1995), mainly it melanezijtsy. The majority of the population christians (anglikane, roman catholics, protenstants of various sense). In cities lives 16  population %. The state official language - English, the population speaks and in tongue pidzhin. Capital Solomonovyh of islands - the city of Honiara on island Guadalcanal in which live 35  thousand persons. Geographically islands Solomonovy represent archipelago with a mountainous landform and evergreen tropical wood.

Islands Solomonovy are included into the British commonwealth. The head of the state the queen nominally is considered the Great Britain Elizabeth Second, presented by the governor-general who is nominated on representation of parliament Solomonovyh of islands. The national parliament is selected for a period of four years universal suffrage. The country government - the National office consists from 15  ministers also it is formed by the prime minister. In islands Solomonovyh the multi-party system acts, but really political life is defined by contest of separate politicians.

Islands have been open by Spaniard A.Medanej in the sixteenth century. Spaniards assumed, that in an island antiquity belonged to the biblical tsar to Solomon, paternal and there was an archipelago name. In 1893-1900 the Great Britain has installed the authority over islands. In January, 1976 intrinsic self-management has been granted islands Solomonovym, and independence on July, 7th, 1978 has been intoned.

Economy of islands Solomonovyh slaborazvitaja, agrarian. The population bulk bunks at villages and conducts a traditional mode of life. It is not enough fertile lands. A main crop - a coconut palm; cultivate also cocoa, bananas, spices, rice, there is a dairy cattle (cows). From natural resources on islands there is a tropical wood, fish, deposits of bauxites, phosphate. Islands Solomonovy export a copra, a palm grease, fish, wood. The basic foreign trade partners: Australia, Japan, the Great Britain. Foreign tourism gradually educes. Monetary unit - dollar of Solomon Islands.

The Choronomic help has the important role at formation of the budget of islands Solomonovyh. The basic donors of the country are the Great Britain, Australia, Japan. New Zealand, the international organisations. Islands Solomonovy do not manifest the big activity in foreign policy sphere. Intense attitudes have developed at islands Solomonovyh with Papua-new Guinea, because of crisis on crisis on island Bougainville, melanezijskoe which population supports branch from Papua-new Guinea. Government Solomonovyh of islands even sustained the insurgents conducting operations on Bougainville against army of Papua-new Guinea. Certain stress level exists in attitudes of islands Solomonovyh and Australia. Actively enough islands Solomonovy keep in touch with Malaysia. Islands Solomonovy one of few states of the world who sustains diplomatic relations with Taiwan.