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TransportationAirports World Ranking: 110
36 (2012)
Airports - with paved runways
Total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m 1 (2012) Airports - with unpaved runways
Total 35
1,524 to 2,437 m 1 914 to 1,523 m 9 Under 914 m 25 (2012) Heliports
3 (2012)
Roadways World Ranking: 177
Total 1,360 km
Paved 33 km Unpaved 1,327 km Note Includes 800 km of private plantation roads (2002) Ports and terminals
Honiara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor, Tulaghi
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Solomon Islands (Honiara):
 
GPS points from Solomon Islands (Honiara)
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The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the most bitter fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, and endemic crime have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has generally been effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions.