Marshall Islands... or Solomon Islands?

1. Has a larger land area

2. Has a larger population

3. Majuro is its capital

4. Is part of the Oceanian sub-region of Micronesia

5. Has a flag consisting of a strip radiating from the lower hoist-side corner to the upper fly-side corner

6. Is in the northern hemisphere

7. Was site of the bloody WWII military campaign of Guadalcanal

8. Consists of more than 900 islands

9. Elizabeth II is the monarch

10. Is an associated state of the United States

11. Borders the Coral Sea

12. Uses Dollar as its currency

13. The German Empire used to control some parts of or whole of it

14. Maintains formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan

15. Has a low level of ethnic diversity

16. Ships and boats represents the largest sector of its export economy