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| | EUROPA - Development - Countries - Solomon Islands |
 | | Solomon Islands is classified as an LDC in the Cotonou Agreement. | | | Melanesian countries normally have fluid political systems, but Solomon Islands has known a considerable degree of political stability under the present Government, apart from the fact that a number of ministers have been sacked and others arrested, mostly related to governance issues. | | | Relations with the EU Solomon Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1978. |
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=sb&lng=en&status=new
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| | Charting the Pacific - Places |
| | The Solomon islands economic situation is catastrophic due to the ethnic conflict on the island of Guadalcanal: the economy has contracted by an estimated 25% in 2001 and the exports revenue have fallen by 60% since 1997. | | | ethnic and social tensions on the island of Guadalcanal between the local population and immigrants from the neighbouring island of Malaita | | | The fighting resulted in numerous deaths; caused some 20,000 Malaitans to flee from Guadalcanal and brought all economic activity on the island to a standstill. |
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http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/solomon_islands.htm
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| | Solomon Islands: Women confronting violence - Amnesty International |
| | The Solomon Islands Government, as well as its donors, still need to demonstrate that steps to address violence against women are more than promises or incidental to the priority to re-establish law and order. | | | Women in Pacific island countries have generated a momentum which is increasingly placing violence against women and children on the political agenda. | | | Amnesty International believes that the Solomon Islands Government should substantially increase its support towards the rebuilding of the police, where necessary with donor assistance, and should urgently address areas of past neglect. |
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http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engasa430012004
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| | WTO Solomon Islands - Member information |
| | The Solomon Islands has been a member of WTO since 26 July 1996. | | | This page gathers key information on the Solomon Islands' participation in the WTO. | | | Provides the original official documents from the Solomon Islands. |
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http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/solomon_islands_e.htm
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| | Solomon Islands - Country Profile - Melanesia - South Pacfic |
| | Destination Solomon Islands, a virtual travel guide to this Melanesian islands state, formerly known as the British Solomon Islands. | | | The Solomon Islands has been called the last Paradise on Earth, find more information on this site. | | | The site provides some information on the Solomon Islands. |
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http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/solomon_islands.htm
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | Read the Department of State Background Notes on the Solomon Islands at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2799.htm for additional information. | | | Some 350 RAMSI Police are working alongside Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) to respond to any police situation. | | | American citizens may submit consular inquiries via e-mail to ConsularPortMoresby@state.gov. |
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http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1021.html
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| | Solomon Islands - Amnesty International |
| | A day earlier national radio had reported her role in her government’s assistance plans for law and order in the Solomon Islands. | | | Unreliable reports made it difficult to distinguish criminal opportunism from violence linked to the consequences of the ethnic conflict. | | | The police made no attempt to arrest them. |
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http://web.amnesty.org/report2003/Slb-summary-eng
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| | Travel Advice for Solomon Islands - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| | Solomon Islands is subject to earthquakes, volcanic activity, tidal waves and cyclones. | | | If you are travelling to Solomon Islands, whatever the reason and however long you'll be there, we encourage you to register with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. | | | This may limit the ability of the Australian Government to provide consular assistance to Australian/Solomon Islands dual nationals who are arrested or detained. |
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http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Solomon_Islands
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| | Maps of Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ... |
| | This map of Solomon Islands is intended for representational purposes and no claim to technical accuracy is made. | | | Click on the link above to read the terms for use of this Solomon Islands map on your web page. | | | Maps of Solomon Islands - Solomon Islands Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
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http://www.geographic.org/maps/solomon_islands_maps.html
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | Solomon Islands has endured considerable challenges in the years following ethnic tensions and the coup of 2000. | | | The purpose of RAMSI, a regional assistance mission involving security and civil policing elements, is to restore physical and economic stability and the basic functioning of government to Solomon Islands. | | | The people of Solomon Islands live on a scattered archipelago of mountainous islands and coral atolls covering about 28000 square kilometres. |
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http://www.ausaid.gov.au/country/country.cfm?CountryId=16
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| | GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Solomon Islands |
| | Background Notes: Solomon Islands (U.S. Dept. of State) October 2005 | | | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Solomon Islands (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) | | | International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Solomon Islands (U.S. Dept. of State) |
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http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/solomon.html
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| | Solomon Islands on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The Solomon Islands became self-governing in 1976 and independent in 1978. | | | 00-00-0000 Map Name: Solomon Islands Continent associated with map: Pacific Ocean map level: country Map Description: the country of the Solomon Islands. | | | SOLOMON ISLANDS [Solomon Islands] independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. |
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http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/S/SolomonI1.asp
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| | Solomon Islands News |
| | UN report seeks action on Solomon Is child exploitation | | | HONIARA, Solomon Islands - A prohibition order to ban Geoffrey Moss from entering Solomon Islands is still valid. | | | Solomon Islands government minister fined for having an affair |
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http://www.topix.net/world/solomon-islands
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| | Atlas: Solomon Islands |
| | Solomon Islands Profile: History · Government · Economy · Population … | | | More on Solomon Islands: Pacific Islands Political Geography | | | Travel to Solomon Islands—Unbiased reviews and great deals from Trip Advisor |
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http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/solomonislands.html
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| | SOLOMON ISLANDS |
| | The Solomon Islands Group were probably discovered about 5,000 years ago. | | | Telephone + 677 20071; Facsimile + 677 23942; Email | | | One of these is Plum Pudding Island where the late President John F Kennedy and his crew were shipwrecked during World War II. |
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http://www.janeresture.com/solomons/solomon_islands.htm
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| | Ethnologue report for Solomon Islands |
| | Gela, Florida Islands, Guadalcanal (immigrants), and Savo Islands, central Solomons. | | | Dialects: Brought over long ago by settlers from Malaita; probably not intelligible with Malaitan languages. | | | Treasury Island (Mono), Shortland Island (Alu, Alo), Fauro Island (Fauro). |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Solomon+Islands
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| | WashingtonPost.com: International: Solomon Islands |
| | This document describes the history, government, politics and economy of Solomon Islands. | | | A detailed list of facts and figures for Solomon Islands. | | | Houses supported by stone seawalls rest along a bay in a village on Malaita Island. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/worldref/country/solomon.htm
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| | Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Solomon Islands |
| | PeacePac - News and information about the Solomon Islands. | | | Grassroots Newsletter - News and information about rural development in Solomon Islands. | | | Topix.net: Solomon Islands - News from the Solomon Islands gathered from various sources on the web. |
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http://dmoz.org/Regional/Oceania/Solomon_Islands
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| | History of the Solomon Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The security forces were unable to reassert control, largely because many police and security personnel are associated with one or another of the rival gangs. | | | Finding alluvial gold on Guadalcanal, de Mendaña believed he had found the source of King Solomon's wealth, and consequently named the islands "The Islands of Solomon". | | | Malaitans took over some armouries at their home island and Honiara and helped by that, on June 5 the MEF seized the parliament by force. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Solomon_Islands#Cyclones
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | There have been no constitutional crises in Solomon Islands since independence, but the fortunes of the various political actors have fluctuated wildly. | | | Following a scandal over misused French aid funds, Kenilorea was forced to step-aside for Ezekiel Alebua who was Prime Minister until elections were called in 1989. | | | National politics has had little impact at the village level, and electors tend to judge a candidate by his clan or religious affiliation, or by his perceived ability to deliver central government resources to the electorate. |
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http://www2.hawaii.edu/~ogden/piir/pacific/solomons.html
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| | Solomon Islands 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... |
| | Geography - note: strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea | | | Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling | | | Solomon Islands 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System |
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http://www.theodora.com/wfb2003/solomon_islands/solomon_islands_geography.html
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| | UNICEF - At a glance: Solomon Islands - The big picture |
| | In Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands, the child survival goals remain particularly important to reach. | | | In Solomon Islands, over two years of civil strife have left the economy devastated, with a resulting decline in government services. | | | Tuvalu, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands are in the middle range. |
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http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/solomonislands.html
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | A Speech at the launch of the report Solomon Islands: Rebuilding an Island Economy. | | | Solomon Islands law resource page with links to the Solomon Islands constitution, Solomon Islands government, Solomon Islands law, Solomon Islands court, Solomon Islands legal research, Solomon Islands prime minister, Solomon Islands legislature, and Solomon Islands law guide. | | | Links to the Solomon Islands law reports, legislation, procedural rules of the High Court, the court system, the Pacific Law Journal Index, and more. |
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http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/pacific/solomonislands.htm
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| | Solomon Islands Map, South Pacific Islands |
| | One of the last corners of the Pacific to be Christianized and ultimately colonized, Solomon Islands is still considered an arch of instability today. | | | Solomon Islands is a vast archipelago of 922 islands, 347 of them inhabited. | | | During World Two great battles were fought around what is now Honiara, the capital city on the island of Guadalcanal. |
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http://www.mapsouthpacific.com/solomons
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| | Solomon Islands - Atlapedia Online |
| | LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: The Solomon Islands is an archipelago of several hundred islands in the South West Pacific Ocean. | | | In July 1992 the Solomon Islands were host to the South Pacific Forum and in Oct. 1992 the UN announced an inquiry into the incidents with PNG. | | | MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 1993: In 1976 the Solomon Islands were granted internal self-government by Britain and on July 7, 1978 gained full independence within the Commonwealth. |
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http://www.atlapedia.com/online/countries/solomon.htm
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| | Solomon Islands map and information page by World Atlas |
| | Solomon Islands map and information page by World Atlas | | | The Solomons were first settled by Melanesian peoples some 4,000 years ago. | | | During World War II, some of the heaviest fighting of that war occurred in the Solomons, with the bloodiest and most decisive battle fought on the island of Guadalcanal. |
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http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/sb.htm
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | It seems unlikely that the Solomon Island Government Printing Office would have made such an error. | | | The Solomon Islands Government invited a number of pre selected artists in and around Honiara to come up with a design for the coat of arms for the Solomon Islands when it became independent from Britain in 1978. | | | This flag is used as civil, state and war flag on land. |
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http://flagspot.net/flags/sb.html
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| | BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Country profiles Country profile: Solomon Islands |
| | Fighting broke out in 1998 when the Isatabu Freedom Movement began to force Malaitans out, accusing them of taking land and jobs. | | | The Solomon Islands, a former British protectorate in the Pacific, is striving to recover from a civil conflict that brought it to the brink of collapse. | | | More than 90% of the islanders are ethnic Melanesians, but there has been intense and bitter rivalry between the Isatabus on Guadalcanal and migrant Malaitans from the neighbouring island. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/newsid_1249000/1249307.stm
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| | Solomon Islands |
| | Party abbreviations: GNUR = Group for National Unity and Reconcilation (Solomon Islands National Unity, Reconciliation and Progress Party, personalist); IFM = Isatabu Freedom Movement (paramilitary, ethnic Guadalcanal islander regionalist); MEF = Malaita Eagle Force (paramilitary, ethnic Malaita islander regionalist); NCP = National Coalition Partnership; | | | SILP-SIAC = Solomon Islands Liberal Party-Solomon Islands Alliance for Change; | | | 7 Jul 1978 Independence from Britain (Solomon Islands). |
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http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Solomon_Islands.html
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| | Overview - Solomon Islands Country Guide - World Travel Guide |
| | Overview - Solomon Islands Country Guide - World Travel Guide | | | The group comprises most of the Solomon Islands (those in the northwest are part of Papua New Guinea), the Ontong Java Islands, Rennell Island and the Santa Cruz Islands, which lie further to the east. | | | The Solomon Islands are a remote and unspoilt travel destination, with a slowly developing tourist industry. |
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http://www.worldtravelguide.net/country/country_guide.ehtml?o=253&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=253
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| | SOLOMON ISLANDS ECOTOURISM WELCOME PAGE, by Solomons Village Stay. |
| | Since gaining independence from Britain in 1977, the country has been governed democratically by a Westminster-style parliament with 50 members. | | | Now that some areas of the Solomons have been recognised by the World Heritage Commission, the secret is well and truly out and the Islands are beginning to attract an increasing number of visitors. | | | Several sites in the Solomons have recently been recognised as worthy of World Heritage listing. |
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http://www.angelfire.com/biz/solomonsvillagestay
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Southern Solomon Islands |
| | Dedicated to the Christian Community of the Solomon Islands | | | Determined not to uselessly court massacre any longer on that spot, they set out for Woodlark and Rook Islands, where the new bishop and some of his followers died. | | | D'Entrecasteaux found later that the surmises of the French geographer were correct, and many of the names bestowed by the Spaniards were restored. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14138b.htm
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| | Solomon Islands (SOL) - ADB.org |
| | Solomon Islands has been a member of ADB since 1973. | | | ADB Loan to Solomon Islands to Reform Public Sector | | | Rebuilding Solomon Islands' Infrastructure Damaged by Civil War |
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| | Solomon Islands - Rainforest Portal |
| | World Rainforest Movement: Solomon Islands - Index of articles on the Solomon Islands' rainforests from the World Rainforest Movement bulletin. | | | The islands' lush forests contain 4,500 species of plants, 230 of which are different varieties of orchid, some not found anywhere else on Earth. | | | Among the thick swaths of vegetation, over 170 species of birds can be found, some unique to the Solomon Islands as well. |
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http://www.rainforestweb.org/Rainforest_Regions/Oceania/Solomon_Islands
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| | Bilikiki.com - Bilikiki Cruises Ltd - Live Aboard Diving - Solomon Islands |
| | The walls, reefs, pinnacles and coral gardens of Solomon Islands support an amazing variety and quantity of sea creatures. | | | Both MV Bilikiki and MV Spirit of Solomons operate from Honiara, on Guadalcanal Island, to dive sites in the Florida Islands, the Russell Islands, Mborokua (Mary) Island and Marovo Lagoon in the New Georgia Islands. | | | Operating two live-aboard ships, MV Bilikiki and MV Spirit of Solomons, divers are offered superb diving opportunities, from ships consistently rated among the best live-aboards in the world. |
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http://www.bilikiki.com
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| | British Solomon Islands Stamps |
| | This website is dedicated the stamps and postal history of the British Solomon Islands. | | | Stan has won two International Gold Medals for his BSI collection, and is author of Postal History of United States Forces in British Solomon Islands Protectorate During World War II. | | | Thanks to John Ray of The Pacific Islands Study Circle for pointing this out. |
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http://www.tulagi.com
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| | Country at a Glance - Overview |
| | Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands to the United Nations | | | The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. |
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http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp?id=90
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| | Find Solomon Islands search engines with Search Engine Colossus |
| | Solomon Islands Population - 1900: 37,000 - 1950: 107,000 - 2000: 466,000 - 2006: 552,000 | | | Find Solomon Islands search engines with Search Engine Colossus | | | Handy travel search engine, with travel directory, and friendly travel forums... |
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http://www.searchenginecolossus.com/SolomonIslands.html
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| | Solomon Islands Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide |
| | Check out what other travellers are saying about Solomon Islands. | | | Those lured to the Solomons by the promise of extraordinary natural features will not be disappointed: the islands have a well-deserved reputation as possibly the world's best destination for scuba divers, snorkellers, fishing freaks - and, increasingly, surfers. | | | Find Lonely Planet author reviewed places to stay |
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/pacific/solomon-islands
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| | Central Bank of Solomon Islands |
| | Report on the National Conference on Revitalizing Rural Finance in Solomon Islands - (13th - 14th April 2005) | | | Welcome to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands' Official Website! |
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| | Map of the Solomon Islands, South Pacific travel |
| | Six large islands, Choiseul, New Georgia, Isabel, Guadalcanal, Malaita, and Makira, form the core of this vast country, which is second only to Papua New Guinea in size among the South Pacific islands. | | | the reproduction of this Solomon Islands map on other websites is strictly prohibited | | | Around the fringes of this largely Melanesian country are Polynesian outliers like Ontong Java, Sikaiana, Rennell, Tikopia, and Anuta, dotting the map of the Solomon Islands. |
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http://www.southpacific.org/map/solomon_islands_map.html
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| | Solomon Islands : Weather Underground |
| | Solomon Islands — (Click on a column heading to sort this information) | | | Find the Weather for any City, State or ZIP Code, or Airport Code or Country |
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| | Australian Mission |
| | Australian travellers and residents in Solomon Islands are encouraged to register with the Australian High Commission in Solomon Islands and seek updated information on current security issues. | | | Australian High Commission, Solomon Islands - Cnr Hibiscus Ave and Mud Alley, Honiara, Solomon Islands. | | | Toll Free (local call cost - within Australia only) 1300 555 135 |
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