SOLOMONS ISLAND

A state-backed Chinese company has won a contract to develop a key port in the Solomon Islands.

Key details:

  • Solomon Islands is an island country situated in the south-west Pacific Ocean, to the northeast of Australia.
  • It comprises nine main island groups.
  • Capital – Honiara, is located on Guadalcanal, the largest island.
  • The population of Solomon Islands is predominantly Melanesian (about 95 per cent) although there are also small Polynesian, Micronesian, Chinese and European communities.
  • There are 63 distinct languages in the country, with numerous local dialects.
  • English is the official language but Solomons’ Pijin is the lingua franca for the majority of people.

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB

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