Solomon Islands
Honiara · Melanesia
Solomon Islands is a country in Oceania. Its capital city is Honiara, the official currency is the Solomon Islands Dollar, and the main language is English.
With a population of roughly 740,000 people spread over 28,896 km², Solomon Islands is the 162nd most populous country in the world and the 139th largest by area. That works out at about 26 people per square kilometre.
Solomon Islands has no land borders with any other country. Its largest urban centres are Honiara, Auki and Gizo. The highest point in the country is Mount Popomanaseu, at 2,335 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as Albania, while its population is closest to that of Bhutan.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Region
- Melanesia
- Population
- 740,000
- Area
- 28,896 km²
- Currency
- Solomon Islands Dollar
- Main language
- English
- Highest point
- Mount Popomanaseu
2,335 m - Land borders
- 0
Solomon Islands: things worth knowing
- The Solomon Islands comprises nearly 1,000 islands spread across the southwestern Pacific.
- Guadalcanal was the site of a decisive campaign of the Pacific war in 1942 and 1943.
- A high share of the population has naturally blond hair, caused by a gene variant found almost nowhere else.
Solomon Islands in context
Oceania has 14 sovereign countries in total. Solomon Islands ranks 5th among them by population.
See the full list of Oceania countries, or browse all 195 countries.