Defense expenditures: 13.5 billion tolars, 3.6% of GDP (1995 est.); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results

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@Solomon Islands ———————-

Map —-

Location: 8 00 S, 159 00 E — Oceania, group of islands in the
South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea

Flag ——

Description: divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green

Geography ————-

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
east of Papua New Guinea

Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 159 00 E