Solomon Islands

Country in Melanesia

The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, with its capital in Honiara. About 838,645 people live there (2025), making it the 160th most populous of the 195 countries. At 28,896 km², it is the 139th largest country by area. It has no land borders.

The Solomon Islands at a glance

Capital: Honiara
Population (2025): 838,645
Area: 28,896 km²
Density: 29 per km²
Official language: English
Currency: Solomon Islands dollar
People: Solomon Islander
Calling code: +677
Internet domain: .sb
Coast: Surrounded by sea

Where is the Solomon Islands?

How the Solomon Islands compares

Population rank

160th of 195

5th of 14 in Oceania

Size rank

139th of 195

4th of 14 in Oceania

Crowding

29 per km²

More crowded than 21% of countries

Similar in size: Albania (28,748 km²).
Similar population: Guyana (835,986).
The Solomon Islands is the only place that uses the Solomon Islands dollar.
English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.

The flag of the Solomon Islands

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Its outline

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How players do with the Solomon Islands

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Solomon Islands so far, from 21 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

43% right

45th hardest of 176 · 21 answers

Players find the Solomon Islands on the map in 43% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Fiji.

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The Solomon Islands has no land borders

The Solomon Islands shares no land border with another country.

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1. Which is the flag of the Solomon Islands?
2. What is the capital of the Solomon Islands?
3. Which has more people?

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Questions about the Solomon Islands

Is the Solomon Islands a country?

Yes. The Solomon Islands is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of the Solomon Islands?

The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara.

Does the Solomon Islands have any land borders?

No. The Solomon Islands is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.

How big is the Solomon Islands?

The Solomon Islands covers 28,896 km², about the same size as Albania (28,748 km²).

Is the Solomon Islands hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Solomon Islands in 43% of 21 tries, 45th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Fiji.

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