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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: solomon islands former: british solomon islands |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy tending toward anarchy |
| Capital | Honiara |
| Administrative divisions | 9 provinces and 1 capital territory*; Central, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, Honiara*, Isabel, Makira, Malaita, Rennell and Bellona, Temotu, Western |
| Independence | 7 July 1978 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 7 July (1978) |
| Constitution | 7 July 1978 |
| Legal system | English common law, which is widely disregarded |
| Suffrage | 21 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen elizabeth ii (since 6 february 1952), represented by governor general nathaniel waena (since 7 july 2004) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of Parliament for up to five years; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of a majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by Parliament; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of Parliament cabinet: cabinet consists of 20 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among the members of parliament head of government: prime minister sir allan kemakeza (since 17 december 2001); deputy prime minister snyder rini (since 17 december 2001) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members elected from single-member constituencies by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
election results: percent of vote by party - pap 40%, siacc 40%, ppp 20%; seats by party - pap 16, siacc 13, ppp 2, silp 1, independents 18 elections: last held 5 december 2001 (next to be held not later than december 2005) |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeal |
| Political parties and leaders | Association of Independents [Snyder RINI]; People's Alliance Party or PAP [Allan KEMAKEZA]; People's Progressive Party or PPP [Mannaseh Damukana SOGAVARE]; Solomon Islands Alliance for Change Coalition or SIACC [Bartholomew ULUFA'ALU]; Solomon Islands Labor Party or SILP [Joses TUHANUKU] note: in general, solomon islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WMO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador collin david beck telephone: [1] (212) 599-6192, 6193 chancery: 800 second avenue, suite 400l, new york, ny 10017 FAX: [1] (212) 661-8925 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Solomon Islands (embassy closed July 1993); the ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Ambassador Robert W. FITTS, is accredited to the Solomon Islands |
| Flag description | divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green |
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