the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth | a politically organized body of people under a single government |
the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth | the people who live in a nation or country |
| the territory occupied by a nation |
| an area outside of cities and towns |
| a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |