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Solomon Islands
| Location |
S Pacific Ocean, E of Papua New Guinea |
| Latitude and longitude |
8 00 S, 159 00 E |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Population |
460,100 |
| Census notes |
est. June 2004 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
28,370 |
| Capital |
Honiara |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Constitution
of Solomon Islands, from the Pacific Islands Legal Information
Institute at the University of the South Pacific School of Law |
| The
Townsville Peace Agreement (2000), from the Department of Commerce, Employment, Trade and Industries
of the Solomon Islands Government |
| The
Townsville Peace Agreement (2000), from the
University of the South Pacific by way of the Internet Archive |
Other legal documents online
|
| Draft
Federal Constitution of Solomon Islands (PDF 331 K), with Explanatory
Note for Cabinet (PDF 57 K) |
|
Solomon
Islands Law, a collection of statutes, laws, judicial decisions
and other materials from the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute
at the University of the South Pacific School of Law |
| Solomon
Islands fisheries legislation |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| Country
profile: Solomon Islands, from the BBC News |
| Finding
Solomon Islands, from David Stanley’s South Pacific Organizer |
| Fishery
Country Profile—Solomon Islands, from the Food and Agriculture
Organization |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| Maps from Pipol Fastaem, the Solomon Islands People First
Library: Solomon
Islands;
Provinces
of Solomon Islands; and Other
Solomon Islands maps |
| Pipol Fastaem,
the Solomon Islands People First Network |
| Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Pacific
Island Populations 2004 (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet 78K) |
| Solomon
Islands, Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State
(2003) |
| Solomon
Islands, from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Solomon
Islands, map and basic demographic and economic data from the
South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the
University of the South Pacific |
| Solomon
Islands, from Radio Australia’s Charting the Pacific |
| Solomon
Islands, from Radio Australia’s Time to Talk |
| Solomon Islands Constitutional Reform Project, from Pipol Fastaem, the Solomon Islands People First Network |
| Solomon
Islands Interactive Map, from Radio Australia's Go Asia-Pacific;
includes demographic, economic and political data on the provinces of
the Solomon Islands |
| Solomon
Islands Programme of Action: Policies, Objectives, Strategies and
Targets 2002-2005, from the Department of Commerce, Employment, Trade and Industries
of the Solomon Islands Government |
| Solomon
Islands, Pearl of the Pacific |
| United Kingdom, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Country
Profile: Solomon Islands |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
Selected articles on law and political status
|
| Core
Issues of Land Tenure in the Solomon Islands, by Robert Moses
Zutu, working draft presented to the FAO/USP/RICS Foundation South
Pacific Land Tenure Conflict Symposium at the University of the
South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, April 10 -12, 2002 (PDF 120 K) |
| The
Implications of Constitutional Reform from an Economic Point of View,
by Dr. Dieter Schindowsky (2004) (PDF 37 K) |
| Monitoring
Peace in Solomon Islands, by David Hegarty, from the State,
Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, Research School of Pacific
and Asian Studies, Australian National University (2001) |
| Solomon
Islands, by Michael R. Ogden for the World Encyclopedia of
Political Systems (3d ed. New York: Facts on File) |
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