Where is Solomon Islands?

map showing the location of Solomon Islands — Location of Solomon Islands on a map.

What is the capital of Solomon Islands?

Located in the continent of Oceania, Solomon Islands covers 27,986 square kilometers of land and 910 square kilometers of water, making it the 145th largest nation in the world with a total area of 28,896 square kilometers.

Solomon Islands became an independent state in 1978, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of Solomon Islands is 584,578 (2012) and the nation has a density of 21 people per square kilometer.

The currency of Solomon Islands is the Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD). As well, the people of Solomon Islands are refered to as Solomon Islander.

The dialing code for the country is 677 and the top level internet domain for Solomon Islander sites is .sb.

Solomon Islands does not share land borders with any countries.

To learn more, visit our detailed Solomon Islands section.

Quick facts

Population	584,578
Density	20.9 / km² ( 54.1 / mi² )
Language	English
Independence Year	1978
Capital	Honiara (Guadalcanal)
Currency	Solomon Islands Dollar
GDP	1,158,183,054 (2014 data)
GDP per Capita	1,981 (2014 data)
Land Area	27,986 km² (10,805 mi²)
Water Area	910 km² (351 mi²)
Minimum Longitude	155.510
Maximum Longitude	168.830
Mininum Latitude	-12.290
Maximum Latitude	-5.420