Imports - partners:
Australia 24.6%, Singapore 23.1%, New Zealand 7.7%, Fiji 4.8%,
Papua New Guinea 4.7% (2004)
Debt - external:
$180.4 million (2002)
Economic aid - recipient:
$28 million annually, mainly from Australia (2003 est.)
Currency (code):
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Currency code:
SBD
Exchange rates:
Solomon Islands dollars per US dollar - 7.4847 (2004), 7.5059
(2003), 6.7488 (2002), 5.278 (2001), 5.0889 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Solomon Islands
Telephones - main lines in use:
6,600 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,000 (2002)