Today in 1978, the Solomon Islands gained their Independence from the United Kingdom.
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Breweries
- Solomon Breweries Ltd.
Solomon Islands Brewery Guides
Other Guides
- CIA World Factbook
- Official Website
- U.S. Embassy
- Wikipedia
Guild: None Known
National Regulatory Agency: None
Beverage Alcohol Labeling Requirements: Not Known
Drunk Driving Laws: BAC N/A
- Full Name: Solomon Islands
- Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea
- Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy and a Commonwealth Realm
- Language: Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages
- Religion(s): Protestant 73.7% (Church of Melanesia 32.8%, South Seas Evangelical 17%, Seventh-Day Adventist 11.2%, United Church 10.3%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.4%), Roman Catholic 19%, other Christian 4.4%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.2%
- Capital: Honiara
- Population: 584,578; 168th
- Area: 28,896 sq km, 144th
- Comparative Area: Slightly smaller than Maryland
- National Food: Cuisine of the Solomon Islands
- National Symbols: Crocodile, Shark
- Affiliations: UN, Commonwealth, Pacific Community
- Independence: From the UK, July 7, 1978
- Alcohol Legal: Yes
- Minimum Drinking Age: 21 (to drink); None (to buy)
- BAC: N/A
- Label Requirements: N/A
- Number of Breweries: 1
- How to Say “Beer”: bia
- How to Order a Beer: wanpela bia, grisim
- How to Say “Cheers”: N/A
- Toasting Etiquette: N/A
Alcohol Consumption By Type:
- Beer: 60%
- Wine: 3%
- Spirits: 37%
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita (in litres):
- Recorded: 1.16
- Unrecorded: 0.50
- Total: 1.66
- Beer: 0.66
WHO Alcohol Data:
- Per Capita Consumption: 1.2 litres
- Alcohol Consumption Trend: Increase
- Excise Taxes: N/A
- Minimum Age: 21
- Sales Restrictions: N/A
- Advertising Restrictions: N/A
- Sponsorship/Promotional Restrictions: N/A
Patterns of Drinking Score: N/A
Prohibition: None
