Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands · Melanesia
The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, with Honiara as its capital, home to about 838,645 people. The Solomon Islands shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Honiara |
|---|---|
| Region | Melanesia |
| Currency | Solomon Islands dollar (SBD $) |
| Calling code | +677 |
| ISO codes | SB / SLB / 090 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇧 |
| Population | 838,645 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 28,896 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .sb |
| Demonym | Solomon Islander |
About Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is a United Nations member state in Melanesia. Its capital and seat of government is Honiara. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Solomon Islands dollar ($), using the code SBD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Solomon Islands for Honiara’s own facts and history.
To call the Solomon Islands from abroad, dial the country code +677. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SB (alpha-2) and SLB (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 838,645.
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How the Solomon Islands compares
- Area: 28,896 km², ranking 139 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 838,645, ranking 159 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 29 people per square kilometre.
Flags with the same colours as the Solomon Islands
4 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (yellow, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.