Solomon Islands
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| Capital | Honiara |
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| Population | 611,343 (2017) |
| Points of interest | Rennell Island |
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| Kennedy Island | |
| Official language | English |
| Did you know | Solomon Islands is the fifth-largest Oceanian country by population (667,044). |
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| ID | 864162 |
About Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands, a nation of hundreds of islands in the South Pacific, has many WWII-era sites. Guadalcanal, a province and one of the archipelago's largest islands, honors fallen Allied soldiers at its U. S. War Memorial. Guadalcanal is also home to the nation's capital, Honiara, whose bustling Central Market showcases the islands' produce and traditional handicrafts.
Climate crisis: Three women helping wildlife survive
... Leatherback turtles As Pacific islanders face an existential threat from rising sea levels, Anita Posola has an additional worry: how to prevent leatherback turtle eggs getting washed away from the beaches of the Solomon Islands...
Australia and China eye new ways to heal old wounds
... A recent Chinese security pact with the Solomon Islands On China s side, a landmark overhaul of Australia s defence posture - - hasn t gone unnoticed either...
US and Vietnam get a friendship upgrade
... It has also signed security pacts in the Pacific with the Solomon Islands...
Pacific Islands: Biden's no-show takes shine off US pact
... Last year the Solomon Islands signed a security pact with Beijing prompting fears that China could build its first military base in the region which would vastly increase the reach of its military...
G7 summit: Why there are eight more seats at the table this year
... Last year, Beijing signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands fuelling concerns that it was going to build a military base in the region...
South Korea and Japan: A 'milestone' meeting of frenemies
... China is aggressively expanding in the region and its suspected military base project in the Solomon Islands (which Beijing denies) has worried Washington and its allies in the Asia-Pacific...
Charles is the new King
... These countries, known as the Commonwealth realms, are: Australia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, St Christopher and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu...
Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security summit
... In April China signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, causing concern in Australia, New Zealand and the US...
Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security summit
Fiji has told an Asian security summit that Climate Change is a bigger threat to The Pacific than military tensions.
" Machine guns, fighter jets. . Are not our primary security concern. The single greatest threat to our very existence is Climate Change , " Fiji Defence Minister Inia Seruiratu said.
He was addressing a summit in Singapore which has focused On China -US tensions and The Ukraine war.
Cyclones have repeatedly battered Fiji and other low-lying Pacific countries.
" It threatens our very hopes and dreams of prosperity. Human-induced, devastating Climate Change , " Mr Seruiratu told The Forum , called The Shangri-La Dialogue.
Floods in Fiji caused by tropic cyclones have displaced thousands of people in recent years and wrought economic havoc.
Pacific states have urged advanced industrialised nations to do more to combat Climate Change .
" Waves Are crashing at our doorsteps, winds Are battering our homes, We Are being assaulted by this enemy from many angles, " Mr Seruiratu told delegates.
The World is now about 1. 2C warmer than it was in The 19Th Century - The result of humans burning fossil fuels, which release greenhouse gases, mostly carbon dioxide (CO2).
But much attention has focused On China 's growing challenge to Western strategic interests in The Asia-Pacific region.
In April China signed a security pact with The Solomon Islands , causing concern in Australia, New Zealand and The US. The Details of it were not disclosed.
Besides The Solomons, Pacific island nations have not So Far reached consensus On China 's proposal for a new regional trade and security pact.
Source of news: bbc.com
