British Solomon Islands9°26′6.33″S159°57′4.46″E / 9.4350917°S 159.9512389°E / -9.4350917; 159.9512389The British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP) was a British protectorate in the South Pacific from 1893 to 1978, comprising most of the present-day country of Solomon Islands. The protectorate was first established in June 1893, when Captain Herbert Gibson of HMS Curacoa declared the southern Solomon Islands a British protectorate.
Papua New GuineaCountry in OceaniaFlagEmblemMotto: 'Unity in diversity'Anthem: "O Arise, All You Sons"Royal anthem: "God Save the King"Location of Papua New Guinea (green)Capitaland largest cityPort Moresby09°28′44″S147°08′58″E / 9.47889°S 147.14944°E / -9.47889; 147.14944Official languagesEnglishHiri MotuPNG Sign LanguageTok PisinIndigenous languages839 languagesReligion (2011)95.5% Christianity (official) 64.3% Protestantism26.0% Catholicism5.2% other Christian3.1% unspecified1.4% others or noneDemonymPapua New GuineanGovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy• MonarchCharles III• Governor-GeneralBob Dadae• Prime MinisterJames MarapeLegislatureNational ParliamentIndependence from Australia• Territory of Papua1 September 1906• Territory of New Guinea19 May 1921• Administrative union1 July 1949• Self-governing 1 December 1973• Independence16 September 1975Area • Total462,840 km (178,700 sq mi) (54th)• Water (%)2.2Population• 2021 estimate 11,781,559 (93rd)• 2024 census10,185,363• Density25.5/km (66.0/sq mi)GDP (PPP)2025 estimate• Total $41.810 billion (135th)• Per capita $3,760 (162nd)GDP (nominal)2025 estimate• Total $32.840 billion (108th)• Per capita $2,560 (142nd)Gini (2009)41.9medium inequalityHDI (2023) 0.576medium (160th)CurrencyKina (PGK)Time zoneUTC+10, +11 (PNGST)Calling code+675ISO 3166 codePGInternet TLD.pgPapua New Guinea (PNG), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.
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