SOLOMON ISLANDS

CURRENCY: Solomon Islands Dollar (Sl$).

EXCHANGE RATE: SI$3.66 = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.

POPULATION: 300,000.

CAPITAL: Honiara.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 677.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The Solomon Islands Dollar may be freely imported, but its export is limited to SI$ 250.Foreign currencies can be freely imported, but can only be exported up to the amount imported and declared.

GAMING INFORMATION: There are three locally operated casinos in Honiara.
The Solomons consist of some 900 plus islands set between Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

Six big islands dominate the group: Guadalcanal, Malaita.Makira, New Georgia, Choiseul, and San Cristobal.