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Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is third largest archipelago in the South Pacific. The country's capital, Honiara, is situated on the north-west coast on the island of Guadalcanal.

There are 87 indigenous languages including Melanesian Pidgin English which is used predominantly. English is used and understood throughout the Solomon Islands.

tourismportals
http://visitsolomons.com.sb

flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/solomon_islands

Biodiversity
The Solomon Islands is ranked in the highest category of globally outstanding forest eco-regions, and is now listed as one of the most threatened forest eco-regions in the world. Logging has been identified as one of the major threats to Solomon Islands biodiversity in the country’s National Biodiversity Strategic Action Plan. The document which has been endorsed by the Ministry of Environment and Conservation, and provincial governments, states that commercial timber harvesting at current rates is considered to be ecologically and economically unsustainable. [|Logging a major threat to biodiversity]

News [|Solomon Star] http://www.solomontimes.com

wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands