Where is Solomon Islands?
The Solomon Islands is an island country in Melanesia, with no land borders.
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Crazy but True
About one in ten people in the Solomon Islands has naturally blond hair, despite having some of the darkest skin on Earth. For years outsiders assumed it came from European sailors, but researchers found it comes from a distinct local gene unrelated to European blondness.
Solomon Islands facts
- Capital
- Honiara
- Population
- 838,645 (2025)
- Area
- 28,896 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Melanesia
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
- Languages
- English
- Coordinates
- -8°, 159°
- Landlocked
- No
- Country code
- SB · SLB
How Solomon Islands compares
- The Solomon Islands is the 141st largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Armenia and larger than Albania.
- It is the 156th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It has no land borders, one of 16 such countries on our map.
- Within Oceania, it is the 4th largest of 6 countries by area.