| Population :
| 523,617 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 42,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 113 183.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 108 816.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 54,40%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 144 157.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 140 769.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 3,20%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 8 058.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 8 634.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 18.4 years .
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| Median age male :
| 18.3 years .
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| Median age female :
| 18.5 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.76% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 31.6 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.93 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 25.15 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 18.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 72.38 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 69.9 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 74.98 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.19 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Solomon Islander(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Solomon Islander .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Melanesian 93%, Polynesian 4%, Micronesian 1.5%, European 0.8%, Chinese 0.3%, other 0.4% .
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| Religions :
| Anglican 45%, Roman Catholic 18%, United (Methodist/Presbyterian) 12%, Baptist 9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, other Protestant 5%, indigenous beliefs 4% .
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| Languages :
| Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca; English is official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population .
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| Literacy definition :
| NA .
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| Literacy total :
| NA .
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| Literacy male :
| NA .
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| Literacy female :
| NA .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary democracy tending toward anarchy .
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| Independence :
| 7 July 1978 (from UK) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 7 July (1978) .
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| Suffrage :
| 21 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of their livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nick.
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 75%, industry 5%, services 20% (2000 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| cocoa beans, coconuts, palm kernels, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs; timber; fish .
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| Industries :
| fish (tuna), mining, timber .
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| Exports commodities :
| timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa .
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| Exports partners :
| China 25.4%, South Korea 15.3%, Japan 13.6%, Philippines 10.2%, Singapore 5.9%, Thailand 5.9% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 7 July (1978) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 7 July (1978) .
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| Internet users :
| 2,200 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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