Which country did Solomon Islands belong to before?

Is an independent country and a member of the Commonwealth.

Solomon Islands is an island country in the South Pacific, located in the northeast of Australia and the east of Papua New Guinea. It is a member of the Commonwealth. There are more than 990 islands with a total land area of 28,450 square kilometers. Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands, was the turning point of World War II in the Pacific Ocean.

Solomon Islands is one of the least developed countries in the world, with a human development index of 0.6 10. Most of the population lives on agriculture, fishing and planting.

The national economy is dominated by planting, fishing and gold mining. Most manufacturing industries and petroleum products depend on imports. These islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources, such as lead, zinc, nickel and gold.