Oceania · Melanesia
Capital: Honiara
Solomon Islands
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Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #178
Solomon Islands's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
838,645
#161 of 196
18th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$1.75B
#180 of 196
8th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
Data unavailable
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R&D Spending
Data unavailable
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Manufacturing Output
$159.8M
#162 of 196
17th percentile
2024 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Honiara
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Melanesia
- Country code
- SLB
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Solomon Islands has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
Solomon Islands spans roughly 28,896 square kilometers, placing it around 139th by area in this factbook.
Solomon Islands’s position in Melanesia places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Solomon Islands on the map
Solomon Islands is located in Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Papua New Guinea. Its terrain is mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls. The climate is tropical monsoon, few temperature and weather extremes. In area, the country is slightly smaller than Maryland.
Economy
Economic profile
Solomon Islands' economy is characterized by lower middle-income Pacific island economy, natural resource rich but environmentally fragile, key agrarian sector, growing Chinese economic relationship, infrastructure damage due to social unrest, metal mining operations. Major industries include fish (tuna), mining, timber. Important agricultural products include oil palm fruit, coconuts, sweet potatoes, yams, taro, fruits, pulses, vegetables, cocoa beans, cassava (2023). Notable exports include wood, fish, gold, precious metal ore, palm oil (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Solomon Islands has an estimated population of 750,325. Languages spoken include Melanesian pidgin (lingua franca in much of the country), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages. The population includes Melanesian 95.3%, Polynesian 3.1%, Micronesian 1.2%, other 0.3% (2009 est.). The urban population represents 26% of total population (2023).
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