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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Capital: Honiara

About

Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia, Oceania, to the north-east of Australia. It is adjacent to Bougainville to the west, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the south-east, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna to the east, and the Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres, and a population of 828,857 according to the official estimates from 2025. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands.

Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Solomon Islands, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.

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U.S. travel advisory
L1Normal precautions
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By the numbers

Population
611.3k
Area
28.4k km²
GDP (nominal)
$1.6B
GDP per capita
$2.6k
HDI
0.564
Life expectancy
71.0 yr

Wikidata · most recent values circa 2022.

Travel

Language
English
Currency
SBD $
Calling code
+677
Schengen
No
Voltage
230V/50Hz
Plugs
I
Tap water
Not safe
Emergency
111, 911, 999
Tipping
Varies by setting: not always expected locally, but 5-10% is appreciated in tourist service when no service charge is included.
US visa
Visa-free

Sources

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