Places in news: Solomon Islands

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Australia has announced sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-Government demonstrators.

Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu.
Its capital, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal.
The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands (a part of Papua New Guinea).
It excludes outlying islands, such as the Santa Cruz Islands and Rennell and Bellona.