A scattered archipelago of about 1,000 mountainous islands and low-lying coral atolls, the Solomon Islands lie east of Papua New Guinea and northeast of Australia in the south Pacific. The islands include Guadalcanal, Malaita, Santa Isabel, San Cristóbal, Choiseul, New Georgia, and the Santa Cruz group.
Religion Church of Melanesia 33%, Roman Catholic 19%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11%, United Church 10%, Christian Fellowship Church 2%, other Christian 4% (1999)
Transportation Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 1,360 km; paved: 34 km; unpaved: 1,326 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Aola Bay, Honiara, Lofung, Noro, Viru Harbor, Yandina. Airports: 32 (2002).
