Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is in Oceania, in the Melanesia region. Its capital is Honiara. It has a population of about 838,645 and an area of 28,896 km². Its flag has 4 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is dark green, at 45.1% of the total.
The flag of Solomon Islands as a pie chart
- Dark green 45.1%
- Blue 42.3%
- Yellow 9.8%
- White 2.8%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has stars
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Solomon Islands at a glance
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Melanesia
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar
- National day
- July 7
- Highest point
- Mount Popomanaseu (about 2,340 meters)
- Area
- 28,896 km²68th smallest out of 208
- Population
- 838,64543rd least populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 29 people/km²44th least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 1.7 billion15th lowest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 2,08638th lowest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years69th lowest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Joined the UN in 1978
- Drives on the left
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
Solomon Islands has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.