🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
Level 2 — Exercise Increased CautionAbout Solomon Islands
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.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Travel Advisory
Exercise increased caution due to heightened risks to safety and security.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Solomon Islands dollar (SBD)
- GDP
- $1.6B
- GDP per Capita
- $1,934
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 70.5 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Oceania
- Capital
- Honiara
- Area
- 28,896 km²
- Population
- 750,325
- Timezone
- UTC+11:00
- Languages
- English
- Calling Code
- +677
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- SB