The Solomon Islands is a country in Oceania, with about 839,000 people (2025) and an area of 28,900 square kilometres. Its capital is Honiara, and it has no land borders.
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Flag of the Solomon IslandsThe Solomon Islands in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.
28,900 km² (11,158 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 139th largest of 195.
Population density
29 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
UN status
Member state
Capital coordinates
9.44° S, 159.95° E Honiara, Natural Earth.
No land borders
The Solomon Islands shares no land border with another country. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea, as the map above shows.
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The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of the Solomon Islands's 5, in full.
PLACELens 1 of 5
A double chain of volcanic and coral islands
The Solomon Islands comprise nearly 1,000 islands arranged in a double chain stretching over 1,400 kilometers in the southwestern Pacific. Total land area is 28,896 square kilometers, heavily forested and mountainous. Guadalcanal, the largest island, hosts the capital Honiara and was the site of one of the most pivotal battles of World War II. The islands sit on the Pacific Ring of Fire, with active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
More on Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal (1942-1943) was the first major Allied offensive against Japan in the Pacific. The six-month campaign for this single island marked the turning point of the Pacific War. Honiara, the capital, grew from wartime military infrastructure.
4 more lenses on the Solomon Islands in the app
STORY Hundreds of languages on a few hundred islands
NOW The ethnic crisis that nearly broke the nation
NOW Logging is devouring the forests that define the country
THREAD The Pacific's most contested diplomatic switch
Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.
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Common questions
What is the capital of the Solomon Islands?
The capital of the Solomon Islands is Honiara. Honiara lies at about 9.4 degrees south and 159.9 degrees east. The Solomon Islands is in Oceania. It is home to about 839,000 people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of the Solomon Islands?
About 839,000 people live in the Solomon Islands, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 160th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 28,900 square kilometres, that is about 29 people per square kilometre.
What countries border the Solomon Islands?
None. The Solomon Islands has no land borders with any other country. It is surrounded by sea, so every neighbour of the Solomon Islands is across the water. It lies in Oceania. Its area is 28,900 square kilometres, and about 839,000 people live there.
How big is the Solomon Islands?
The Solomon Islands covers 28,900 square kilometres, or about 11,158 square miles. That makes it the 139th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 839,000 gives a density of 29 people per square kilometre.
The Solomon Islands is a country in Oceania, with about 839,000 people (2025) and an area of 28,900 square kilometres. Its capital is Honiara, and it has no land borders.
Capital
Honiara
Continent
Oceania
Population
838,645 2025, World Bank. 160th of 195.
Area
28,900 km² (11,158 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 139th largest of 195.
Population density
29 people per km²
Land neighbours
None. It has no land borders with another country.
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
A double chain of volcanic and coral islands
The Solomon Islands comprise nearly 1,000 islands arranged in a double chain stretching over 1,400 kilometers in the southwestern Pacific. Total land area is 28,896 square kilometers, heavily forested and mountainous. Guadalcanal, the largest island, hosts the capital Honiara and was the site of one of the most pivotal battles of World War II. The islands sit on the Pacific Ring of Fire, with active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
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