Economic aid - recipient:
$122 million annually, mainly from Australia (2004 est.)
Currency (code):
Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
Currency code:
SBD
Exchange rates:
Solomon Islands dollars per US dollar - 7.5299 (2005), 7.4847
(2004), 7.5059 (2003), 6.7488 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Solomon Islands
Telephones - main lines in use:
7,400 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
6,000 (2005)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: country code - 677; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)